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.

हयनरभुजगोष्ट्रद्वीपिसिंहर्क्षगोधा वृकनकुलकुरङ्गश्वाजगोव्याघ्रहंसाः ।
पृषतमृगशृगालश्वाविदाख्यान्यपुष्टा द्युनिशमपि बिडालः सारसः सूकरश्च ॥ ३ ॥

hayanarabhujagoṣṭradvīpisiṃharkṣagodhā vṛkanakulakuraṅgaśvājagovyāghrahaṃsāḥ |
pṛṣatamṛgaśṛgālaśvāvidākhyānyapuṣṭā dyuniśamapi biḍālaḥ sārasaḥ sūkaraśca || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 87.3 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 (87.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hayana, Rabhu, Jaga, Ushtra, Dvipin, Dvipi, Simha, Riksha, Godha, Vrika, Nakula, Kuranga, Shvan, Govyaghra, Hamsa, Prishata, Ric, Shrigala, Shvavidh, Akhya, Apushta, Dyu, Sha, Api, Bidala, Sarasa, Saras, Sukara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 87.3). 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: “hayanarabhujagoṣṭradvīpisiṃharkṣagodhā vṛkanakulakuraṅgaśvājagovyāghrahaṃsāḥ
  • hayana -
  • hayana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rabhu -
  • rabhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • jago -
  • jaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • uṣṭra -
  • uṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvīpi -
  • dvīpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dvīpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dvīpī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dvīpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dvīpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • siṃhar -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siṃhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛkṣa -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • godhā* -
  • godha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    godhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛka -
  • vṛka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nakula -
  • nakula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nakula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuraṅga -
  • kuraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śvā -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ja -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • govyāghra -
  • govyāghra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • haṃsāḥ -
  • haṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    haṃsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pṛṣatamṛgaśṛgālaśvāvidākhyānyapuṣṭā dyuniśamapi biḍālaḥ sārasaḥ sūkaraśca
  • pṛṣatam -
  • pṛṣat (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    pṛṣata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pṛṣata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pṛṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛg -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛgāla -
  • śṛgāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śvāvid -
  • śvāvidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ākhyānya -
  • ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • apuṣṭā* -
  • apuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apuṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dyuni -
  • dyū (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śam -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • biḍālaḥ -
  • biḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sārasaḥ -
  • sārasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sāras (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sūkaraś -
  • sūkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 87.3

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 87.3 in Kannada sript:
ಹಯನರಭುಜಗೋಷ್ಟ್ರದ್ವೀಪಿಸಿಂಹರ್ಕ್ಷಗೋಧಾ ವೃಕನಕುಲಕುರಙ್ಗಶ್ವಾಜಗೋವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಹಂಸಾಃ ।
ಪೃಷತಮೃಗಶೃಗಾಲಶ್ವಾವಿದಾಖ್ಯಾನ್ಯಪುಷ್ಟಾ ದ್ಯುನಿಶಮಪಿ ಬಿಡಾಲಃ ಸಾರಸಃ ಸೂಕರಶ್ಚ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 87.3 in Gujarati sript:
હયનરભુજગોષ્ટ્રદ્વીપિસિંહર્ક્ષગોધા વૃકનકુલકુરઙ્ગશ્વાજગોવ્યાઘ્રહંસાઃ ।
પૃષતમૃગશૃગાલશ્વાવિદાખ્યાન્યપુષ્ટા દ્યુનિશમપિ બિડાલઃ સારસઃ સૂકરશ્ચ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 87.3 in Kannada sript:
ಹಯನರಭುಜಗೋಷ್ಟ್ರದ್ವೀಪಿಸಿಂಹರ್ಕ್ಷಗೋಧಾ ವೃಕನಕುಲಕುರಙ್ಗಶ್ವಾಜಗೋವ್ಯಾಘ್ರಹಂಸಾಃ ।
ಪೃಷತಮೃಗಶೃಗಾಲಶ್ವಾವಿದಾಖ್ಯಾನ್ಯಪುಷ್ಟಾ ದ್ಯುನಿಶಮಪಿ ಬಿಡಾಲಃ ಸಾರಸಃ ಸೂಕರಶ್ಚ ॥ ೩ ॥

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