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.

श्वभिः शृगालाः सदृशाः फलेन विशेष एषां शिशिरे मदाप्तिः ।
हूहू रुतान्ते परतश्च टाटा पूर्णः स्वरोऽन्ये कथिताः प्रदीप्ताः ॥ १ ॥

śvabhiḥ śṛgālāḥ sadṛśāḥ phalena viśeṣa eṣāṃ śiśire madāptiḥ |
hūhū rutānte parataśca ṭāṭā pūrṇaḥ svaro'nye kathitāḥ pradīptāḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 89.1 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 (89.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shvan, Shrigala, Sadrisha, Phala, Vishesha, Idam, Shishira, Mada, Apti, Huhu, Ruta, Tad, Yushmad, Paratah, Ata, Purna, Svaru, Svara, Anya, Kathita, Pradipta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 89.1). 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: “śvabhiḥ śṛgālāḥ sadṛśāḥ phalena viśeṣa eṣāṃ śiśire madāptiḥ
  • śvabhiḥ -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śṛgālāḥ -
  • śṛgāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sadṛśāḥ -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • phalena -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • viśeṣa* -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣām -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • śiśire -
  • śiśira (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śiśira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śiśirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • madā -
  • mada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āptiḥ -
  • āpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hūhū rutānte parataśca ṭāṭā pūrṇaḥ svaro'nye kathitāḥ pradīptāḥ
  • hūhū -
  • hūhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rutān -
  • ruta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ru class 2 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • parataś -
  • parataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṭā -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṭā -
  • aṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūrṇaḥ -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • svaro' -
  • svaru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kathitāḥ -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
  • pradīptāḥ -
  • pradīpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pradīptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 89.1

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 89.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವಭಿಃ ಶೃಗಾಲಾಃ ಸದೃಶಾಃ ಫಲೇನ ವಿಶೇಷ ಏಷಾಂ ಶಿಶಿರೇ ಮದಾಪ್ತಿಃ ।
ಹೂಹೂ ರುತಾನ್ತೇ ಪರತಶ್ಚ ಟಾಟಾ ಪೂರ್ಣಃ ಸ್ವರೋಽನ್ಯೇ ಕಥಿತಾಃ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 89.1 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વભિઃ શૃગાલાઃ સદૃશાઃ ફલેન વિશેષ એષાં શિશિરે મદાપ્તિઃ ।
હૂહૂ રુતાન્તે પરતશ્ચ ટાટા પૂર્ણઃ સ્વરોઽન્યે કથિતાઃ પ્રદીપ્તાઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 89.1 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವಭಿಃ ಶೃಗಾಲಾಃ ಸದೃಶಾಃ ಫಲೇನ ವಿಶೇಷ ಏಷಾಂ ಶಿಶಿರೇ ಮದಾಪ್ತಿಃ ।
ಹೂಹೂ ರುತಾನ್ತೇ ಪರತಶ್ಚ ಟಾಟಾ ಪೂರ್ಣಃ ಸ್ವರೋಽನ್ಯೇ ಕಥಿತಾಃ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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