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.

सूर्योन्मुखः श्वानलदिक्स्थितश्च चौरानलत्रासकरोऽचिरेण ।
मध्याह्नकालेऽनलमृत्युशंसी सशोणितः स्यात्कलहोऽपराह्णे ॥ ३ ॥

sūryonmukhaḥ śvānaladiksthitaśca caurānalatrāsakaro'cireṇa |
madhyāhnakāle'nalamṛtyuśaṃsī saśoṇitaḥ syātkalaho'parāhṇe || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 88.3 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 (88.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suri, Surya, Unmukha, Shvanala, Diksthita, Caura, Ala, Trasakara, Acirena, Acira, Sasha, Tas, Syat, Sya, Kalaha, Kalahu, Aparahna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 88.3). 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: “sūryonmukhaḥ śvānaladiksthitaśca caurānalatrāsakaro'cireṇa
  • sūryo -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • unmukhaḥ -
  • unmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvānala -
  • śvānala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • diksthitaś -
  • diksthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caurān -
  • caura (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ala -
  • ala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    al (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • trāsakaro' -
  • trāsakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • acireṇa -
  • acireṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “madhyāhnakāle'nalamṛtyuśaṃsī saśoṇitaḥ syātkalaho'parāhṇe
  • Cannot analyse madhyāhnakāle'nalamṛtyuśaṃsī*sa
  • saśo -
  • saśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūṇi -
  • ūṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kalaho' -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kalahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aparāhṇe -
  • aparāhṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 88.3

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 88.3 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂರ್ಯೋನ್ಮುಖಃ ಶ್ವಾನಲದಿಕ್ಸ್ಥಿತಶ್ಚ ಚೌರಾನಲತ್ರಾಸಕರೋಽಚಿರೇಣ ।
ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನಕಾಲೇಽನಲಮೃತ್ಯುಶಂಸೀ ಸಶೋಣಿತಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಕಲಹೋಽಪರಾಹ್ಣೇ ॥ 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 88.3 in Gujarati sript:
સૂર્યોન્મુખઃ શ્વાનલદિક્સ્થિતશ્ચ ચૌરાનલત્રાસકરોઽચિરેણ ।
મધ્યાહ્નકાલેઽનલમૃત્યુશંસી સશોણિતઃ સ્યાત્કલહોઽપરાહ્ણે ॥ 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 88.3 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂರ್ಯೋನ್ಮುಖಃ ಶ್ವಾನಲದಿಕ್ಸ್ಥಿತಶ್ಚ ಚೌರಾನಲತ್ರಾಸಕರೋಽಚಿರೇಣ ।
ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನಕಾಲೇಽನಲಮೃತ್ಯುಶಂಸೀ ಸಶೋಣಿತಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಕಲಹೋಽಪರಾಹ್ಣೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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