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.

उदगर्थविप्रपीडा दिश्यैशान्यां तु चित्तसन्तापः ।
ग्रामीणगोपपीडा च तत्र नाभ्यां तथात्मवधः ॥ ४५ ॥

udagarthaviprapīḍā diśyaiśānyāṃ tu cittasantāpaḥ |
grāmīṇagopapīḍā ca tatra nābhyāṃ tathātmavadhaḥ || 45 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 86.45 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 (86.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Udak, Udac, Artha, Vipra, Pida, Dishya, Dish, Aishani, Citta, Santapa, Gramina, Gopa, Tatra, Nabhi, Nabhya, Tatha, Dha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 86.45). 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: “udagarthaviprapīḍā diśyaiśānyāṃ tu cittasantāpaḥ
  • udag -
  • udak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    udac (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    udac (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vipra -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīḍā* -
  • pīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • diśyai -
  • diśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś -> diśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √diś]
    diś -> diśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √diś]
    diśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    diś (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive first single]
    diś (verb class 6)
    [imperative passive first single]
  • aiśānyām -
  • aiśānī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • citta -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • santāpaḥ -
  • santāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “grāmīṇagopapīḍā ca tatra nābhyāṃ tathātmavadhaḥ
  • grāmīṇa -
  • grāmīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grāmīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gopa -
  • gopa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīḍā -
  • pīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nābhyām -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nābhyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tathāt -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mava -
  • mav (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhaḥ -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 86.45

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 86.45 in Kannada sript:
ಉದಗರ್ಥವಿಪ್ರಪೀಡಾ ದಿಶ್ಯೈಶಾನ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಚಿತ್ತಸನ್ತಾಪಃ ।
ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣಗೋಪಪೀಡಾ ಚ ತತ್ರ ನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ತಥಾತ್ಮವಧಃ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 86.45 in Gujarati sript:
ઉદગર્થવિપ્રપીડા દિશ્યૈશાન્યાં તુ ચિત્તસન્તાપઃ ।
ગ્રામીણગોપપીડા ચ તત્ર નાભ્યાં તથાત્મવધઃ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 86.45 in Kannada sript:
ಉದಗರ್ಥವಿಪ್ರಪೀಡಾ ದಿಶ್ಯೈಶಾನ್ಯಾಂ ತು ಚಿತ್ತಸನ್ತಾಪಃ ।
ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣಗೋಪಪೀಡಾ ಚ ತತ್ರ ನಾಭ್ಯಾಂ ತಥಾತ್ಮವಧಃ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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