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.

सर्वदिक्ष्वशुभा दीप्ता विशेषेणाह्न्यशोभना ।
पुरे सैन्येऽपसव्या च कष्टा सूर्योन्मुखी शिवा ॥ ५ ॥

sarvadikṣvaśubhā dīptā viśeṣeṇāhnyaśobhanā |
pure sainye'pasavyā ca kaṣṭā sūryonmukhī śivā || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 89.5 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 (89.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarvadikshu, Ashubha, Dipta, Vishesha, Ahan, Ahnya, Ashobhana, Pur, Pura, Puri, Sainya, Apasavya, Kashta, Suri, Surya, Unmukhi, Shiva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 89.5). 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: “sarvadikṣvaśubhā dīptā viśeṣeṇāhnyaśobhanā
  • sarvadikṣva -
  • sarvadikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sarvadikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sarvadikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aśubhā* -
  • aśubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dīptā* -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dīptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśeṣeṇā -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ahnya -
  • ahnya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aśobhanā -
  • aśobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pure sainye'pasavyā ca kaṣṭā sūryonmukhī śivā
  • pure -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • sainye' -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • apasavyā -
  • apasavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṣṭā -
  • kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • 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]
  • unmukhī -
  • unmukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • śivā -
  • śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 89.5

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 89.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವದಿಕ್ಷ್ವಶುಭಾ ದೀಪ್ತಾ ವಿಶೇಷೇಣಾಹ್ನ್ಯಶೋಭನಾ ।
ಪುರೇ ಸೈನ್ಯೇಽಪಸವ್ಯಾ ಚ ಕಷ್ಟಾ ಸೂರ್ಯೋನ್ಮುಖೀ ಶಿವಾ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 89.5 in Gujarati sript:
સર્વદિક્ષ્વશુભા દીપ્તા વિશેષેણાહ્ન્યશોભના ।
પુરે સૈન્યેઽપસવ્યા ચ કષ્ટા સૂર્યોન્મુખી શિવા ॥ ૫ ॥

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 89.5 in Kannada sript:
ಸರ್ವದಿಕ್ಷ್ವಶುಭಾ ದೀಪ್ತಾ ವಿಶೇಷೇಣಾಹ್ನ್ಯಶೋಭನಾ ।
ಪುರೇ ಸೈನ್ಯೇಽಪಸವ್ಯಾ ಚ ಕಷ್ಟಾ ಸೂರ್ಯೋನ್ಮುಖೀ ಶಿವಾ ॥ ೫ ॥

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