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.

शालेऽश्वकर्णे च वदन्ति गौरवं सभद्रदारावपि चाटरूषके ।
वाल्लभ्यमायाति जनस्य सर्वतः प्रियङ्ग्वपामार्गसजम्बुदाडिमैः ॥ ७ ॥

śāle'śvakarṇe ca vadanti gauravaṃ sabhadradārāvapi cāṭarūṣake |
vāllabhyamāyāti janasya sarvataḥ priyaṅgvapāmārgasajambudāḍimaiḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 84.7 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 (84.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shala, Shali, Ashvakarna, Vadat, Vadanti, Gaurava, Sabhadra, Dari, Daru, Api, Cata, Rushaka, Vallabhya, Ayat, Jana, Sarvatah, Sarvata, Priyangu, Apamarga, Jambu, Dadima,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 84.7). 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: “śāle'śvakarṇe ca vadanti gauravaṃ sabhadradārāvapi cāṭarūṣake
  • śāle' -
  • śāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śāl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • aśvakarṇe -
  • aśvakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśvakarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aśvakarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • gauravam -
  • gaurava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaurava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gauravā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sabhadra -
  • sabhadra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sabhadra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dārāva -
  • dāri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dāri (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    dāru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dāru (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cāṭa -
  • cāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūṣake -
  • rūṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “vāllabhyamāyāti janasya sarvataḥ priyaṅgvapāmārgasajambudāḍimaiḥ
  • vāllabhyam -
  • vāllabhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āyāti -
  • āyāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • janasya -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sarvataḥ -
  • sarvataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarvata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyaṅgva -
  • priyaṅgu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    priyaṅgu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    priyaṅgu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • apāmārga -
  • apāmārga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jambu -
  • jambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jambū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jambū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jambū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dāḍimaiḥ -
  • dāḍima (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dāḍima (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 84.7

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 84.7 in Kannada sript:
ಶಾಲೇಽಶ್ವಕರ್ಣೇ ಚ ವದನ್ತಿ ಗೌರವಂ ಸಭದ್ರದಾರಾವಪಿ ಚಾಟರೂಷಕೇ ।
ವಾಲ್ಲಭ್ಯಮಾಯಾತಿ ಜನಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವತಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಙ್ಗ್ವಪಾಮಾರ್ಗಸಜಮ್ಬುದಾಡಿಮೈಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 84.7 in Gujarati sript:
શાલેઽશ્વકર્ણે ચ વદન્તિ ગૌરવં સભદ્રદારાવપિ ચાટરૂષકે ।
વાલ્લભ્યમાયાતિ જનસ્ય સર્વતઃ પ્રિયઙ્ગ્વપામાર્ગસજમ્બુદાડિમૈઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 84.7 in Kannada sript:
ಶಾಲೇಽಶ್ವಕರ್ಣೇ ಚ ವದನ್ತಿ ಗೌರವಂ ಸಭದ್ರದಾರಾವಪಿ ಚಾಟರೂಷಕೇ ।
ವಾಲ್ಲಭ್ಯಮಾಯಾತಿ ಜನಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವತಃ ಪ್ರಿಯಙ್ಗ್ವಪಾಮಾರ್ಗಸಜಮ್ಬುದಾಡಿಮೈಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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