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.

वानरभिक्षुश्रवणावलोकनं नैरृतात्तृतीयांशे ।
फलकुसुमदन्तघटितागमश्च कोणाच्चतुर्थांशे ॥ ९ ॥

vānarabhikṣuśravaṇāvalokanaṃ nairṛtāttṛtīyāṃśe |
phalakusumadantaghaṭitāgamaśca koṇāccaturthāṃśe || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 86.9 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 (86.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vanara, Bhikshu, Shravana, Alu, Kana, Nairrita, Tritiyamsha, Phala, Kusumadanta, Ghatita, Agama, Kona, Caturthamsha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 86.9). 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: “vānarabhikṣuśravaṇāvalokanaṃ nairṛtāttṛtīyāṃśe
  • vānara -
  • vānara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vānara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhikṣu -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śravaṇāva -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • alo -
  • alu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kanam -
  • kana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nairṛtāt -
  • nairṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nairṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tṛtīyāṃśe -
  • tṛtīyāṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tṛtīyāṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tṛtīyāṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “phalakusumadantaghaṭitāgamaśca koṇāccaturthāṃśe
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kusumadanta -
  • kusumadanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghaṭitā -
  • ghaṭita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghaṭita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • agamaś -
  • agama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṇāc -
  • koṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • caturthāṃśe -
  • caturthāṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caturthāṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caturthāṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 86.9

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 86.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಾನರಭಿಕ್ಷುಶ್ರವಣಾವಲೋಕನಂ ನೈರೃತಾತ್ತೃತೀಯಾಂಶೇ ।
ಫಲಕುಸುಮದನ್ತಘಟಿತಾಗಮಶ್ಚ ಕೋಣಾಚ್ಚತುರ್ಥಾಂಶೇ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 86.9 in Gujarati sript:
વાનરભિક્ષુશ્રવણાવલોકનં નૈરૃતાત્તૃતીયાંશે ।
ફલકુસુમદન્તઘટિતાગમશ્ચ કોણાચ્ચતુર્થાંશે ॥ ૯ ॥

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 86.9 in Kannada sript:
ವಾನರಭಿಕ್ಷುಶ್ರವಣಾವಲೋಕನಂ ನೈರೃತಾತ್ತೃತೀಯಾಂಶೇ ।
ಫಲಕುಸುಮದನ್ತಘಟಿತಾಗಮಶ್ಚ ಕೋಣಾಚ್ಚತುರ್ಥಾಂಶೇ ॥ ೯ ॥

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