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.

भेभेति शिवा भयङ्करी भोभो व्यापदमादिशेच्च सा ।
मृतिबन्धनिवेदिनी फिफे हूहू चात्महिता शिवा स्वरे ॥ १३ ॥
[फिफ]

bhebheti śivā bhayaṅkarī bhobho vyāpadamādiśecca sā |
mṛtibandhanivedinī phiphe hūhū cātmahitā śivā svare || 13 ||
[phipha]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 89.13 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 (89.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bha, Ibha, Iti, Shiva, Bhayankari, Bhu, Vyapada, Bandhani, Vedi, Vedin, Vedini, Pha, Phi, Huhu, Mahita, Svara, Svari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 89.13). 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: “bhebheti śivā bhayaṅkarī bhobho vyāpadamādiśecca
  • bhe -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • ibhe -
  • ibha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śivā* -
  • śiva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhayaṅkarī -
  • bhayaṅkarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhayaṅkarī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ubho -
  • vyāpadam -
  • vyāpada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vyāpada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśec -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mṛtibandhanivedinī phiphe hūhū cātmahitā śivā svare || 13 |
  • mṛti -
  • mṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bandhani -
  • bandhanī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vedinī -
  • vedinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vedi (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vedin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • phi -
  • phi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • phe -
  • pha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    phā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    phi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • hūhū -
  • hūhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahitā -
  • mahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah -> mahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √mah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • śivā -
  • śivā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svare -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    svari (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    svṛ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Cannot analyse 13

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 89.13

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 89.13 in Kannada sript:
ಭೇಭೇತಿ ಶಿವಾ ಭಯಙ್ಕರೀ ಭೋಭೋ ವ್ಯಾಪದಮಾದಿಶೇಚ್ಚ ಸಾ ।
ಮೃತಿಬನ್ಧನಿವೇದಿನೀ ಫಿಫೇ ಹೂಹೂ ಚಾತ್ಮಹಿತಾ ಶಿವಾ ಸ್ವರೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
[ಫಿಫ]

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 89.13 in Gujarati sript:
ભેભેતિ શિવા ભયઙ્કરી ભોભો વ્યાપદમાદિશેચ્ચ સા ।
મૃતિબન્ધનિવેદિની ફિફે હૂહૂ ચાત્મહિતા શિવા સ્વરે ॥ ૧૩ ॥
[ફિફ]

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 89.13 in Kannada sript:
ಭೇಭೇತಿ ಶಿವಾ ಭಯಙ್ಕರೀ ಭೋಭೋ ವ್ಯಾಪದಮಾದಿಶೇಚ್ಚ ಸಾ ।
ಮೃತಿಬನ್ಧನಿವೇದಿನೀ ಫಿಫೇ ಹೂಹೂ ಚಾತ್ಮಹಿತಾ ಶಿವಾ ಸ್ವರೇ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
[ಫಿಫ]

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