Brihat-samhita [sanskrit]

26,560 words

The Sanskrit text of the Brihat-samhita from the 6th-century authored by Varaha Mihira in present-day Ujjain, India. It primarily deals with astrology and astronomy but is presented as an encyclopedia of knowledge.

शस्तेऽवनिप्रदेशे रजतमये भाजने स्थिते च यदि ।
वर्षति देवोऽकस्मात्तज्ज्ञेयं नागसम्भूतम् ॥ २६ ॥

śaste'vanipradeśe rajatamaye bhājane sthite ca yadi |
varṣati devo'kasmāttajjñeyaṃ nāgasambhūtam || 26 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 80.26 is contained in the book Brihata Samhita (Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation) by Pandit Achyutananda Jha. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (80.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shasta, Shasti, Avani, Pradesha, Rajatamaya, Bhajana, Sthita, Sthiti, Yadi, Yad, Varshat, Deva, Devri, Akasmat, Tajjna, Iyam, Idam, Nagasambhuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 80.26). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “śaste'vanipradeśe rajatamaye bhājane sthite ca yadi
  • śaste' -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śasti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [locative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śas class 1 verb]
  • avani -
  • avanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    avani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pradeśe -
  • pradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rajatamaye -
  • rajatamaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rajatamaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhājane -
  • bhājana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhājana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhājanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sthite -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “varṣati devo'kasmāttajjñeyaṃ nāgasambhūtam
  • varṣati -
  • varṣat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṣat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • devo' -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • akasmāt -
  • akasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tajjñe -
  • tajjña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tajjña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tajjñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyam -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāgasambhūtam -
  • nāgasambhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāgasambhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nāgasambhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 80.26

Cover of edition (2016)

Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;

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Cover of edition (2012)

Brihat Samhita with the Commentary of Utpalapatimala of Yogisvara
by K. V. Sharma (2012)

Publisher: Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Janakpuri; 754 pages; ISBN-10; 8186111360; ISBN-13: 9788186111369

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Cover of edition (2002)

Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.

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Cover of edition (2022)

Brhat Samhita (English translation)
by N. Chidambaram Iyer (2022)

Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.; 801 pages; Edited by Dr. Shrikrishna Jugnu; ISBN-10: 8171104215; ISBN-13: 9788171104215.

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Cover of edition (2010)

Brhat Samhita (English with notes)
by M. Ramakrishna Bhat (2010)

Publisher: Motilal Banarsidas Publishers Pvt. Ltd.; 1155 pages; ISBN-10: 8120810600; ISBN-13: 9788120810600.

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Cover of edition (2020)

Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)

Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.

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Preview of verse 80.26 in Kannada sript:
ಶಸ್ತೇಽವನಿಪ್ರದೇಶೇ ರಜತಮಯೇ ಭಾಜನೇ ಸ್ಥಿತೇ ಚ ಯದಿ ।
ವರ್ಷತಿ ದೇವೋಽಕಸ್ಮಾತ್ತಜ್ಜ್ಞೇಯಂ ನಾಗಸಮ್ಭೂತಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)

Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.

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Preview of verse 80.26 in Gujarati sript:
શસ્તેઽવનિપ્રદેશે રજતમયે ભાજને સ્થિતે ચ યદિ ।
વર્ષતિ દેવોઽકસ્માત્તજ્જ્ઞેયં નાગસમ્ભૂતમ્ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)

Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.

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Preview of verse 80.26 in Kannada sript:
ಶಸ್ತೇಽವನಿಪ್ರದೇಶೇ ರಜತಮಯೇ ಭಾಜನೇ ಸ್ಥಿತೇ ಚ ಯದಿ ।
ವರ್ಷತಿ ದೇವೋಽಕಸ್ಮಾತ್ತಜ್ಜ್ಞೇಯಂ ನಾಗಸಮ್ಭೂತಮ್ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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