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.

शुकवंशपत्रकदलीशिरीषकुसुमप्रभं गुणोपेतम् ।
सुरपितृकार्ये मरकतमतीव शुभदं नृणां विहितम् ॥ १ ॥
[रकतम् । विधृतम्]

śukavaṃśapatrakadalīśirīṣakusumaprabhaṃ guṇopetam |
surapitṛkārye marakatamatīva śubhadaṃ nṛṇāṃ vihitam || 1 ||
[rakatam | vidhṛtam]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 82.1 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 (82.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shuka, Vamshapatraka, Dali, Dalin, Shirishakusuma, Prabha, Gunopeta, Sura, Pitrikarya, Marakata, Ativa, Shubhada, Nri, Vihita, Raka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 82.1). 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: “śukavaṃśapatrakadalīśirīṣakusumaprabhaṃ guṇopetam
  • śuka -
  • śuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṃśapatraka -
  • vaṃśapatraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaṃśapatraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dalī -
  • dalī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śirīṣakusuma -
  • śirīṣakusuma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabham -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prabha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guṇopetam -
  • guṇopeta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guṇopeta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guṇopetā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “surapitṛkārye marakatamatīva śubhadaṃ nṛṇāṃ vihitam || 1 |
  • sura -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pitṛkārye -
  • pitṛkārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • marakatam -
  • marakata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śubhadam -
  • śubhada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubhada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vihitam -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 1
  • Line 3: “[rakatam
  • raka -
  • raka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 82.1

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 82.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕವಂಶಪತ್ರಕದಲೀಶಿರೀಷಕುಸುಮಪ್ರಭಂ ಗುಣೋಪೇತಮ್ ।
ಸುರಪಿತೃಕಾರ್ಯೇ ಮರಕತಮತೀವ ಶುಭದಂ ನೃಣಾಂ ವಿಹಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥
[ರಕತಮ್ । ವಿಧೃತಮ್]

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 82.1 in Gujarati sript:
શુકવંશપત્રકદલીશિરીષકુસુમપ્રભં ગુણોપેતમ્ ।
સુરપિતૃકાર્યે મરકતમતીવ શુભદં નૃણાં વિહિતમ્ ॥ ૧ ॥
[રકતમ્ । વિધૃતમ્]

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 82.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕವಂಶಪತ್ರಕದಲೀಶಿರೀಷಕುಸುಮಪ್ರಭಂ ಗುಣೋಪೇತಮ್ ।
ಸುರಪಿತೃಕಾರ್ಯೇ ಮರಕತಮತೀವ ಶುಭದಂ ನೃಣಾಂ ವಿಹಿತಮ್ ॥ ೧ ॥
[ರಕತಮ್ । ವಿಧೃತಮ್]

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