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.

नासापुटप्रोथशिरोऽश्रुपातनेत्रे च रात्रौ ज्वलनं जयाय ।
पलाशताम्रासितकर्बुराणां नित्यं शुकाभस्य सितस्य चेष्टम् ॥ ४ ॥
[नेत्रेषु]

nāsāpuṭaprothaśiro'śrupātanetre ca rātrau jvalanaṃ jayāya |
palāśatāmrāsitakarburāṇāṃ nityaṃ śukābhasya sitasya ceṣṭam || 4 ||
[netreṣu]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 92.4 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 (92.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nasaputa, Protha, Shira, Shiras, Ashrupata, Netri, Netra, Ratrau, Ratra, Jvalana, Jaya, Palashata, Karbura, Nityam, Nitya, Shuka, Abha, Sita, Ceshta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 92.4). 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: “nāsāpuṭaprothaśiro'śrupātanetre ca rātrau jvalanaṃ jayāya
  • nāsāpuṭa -
  • nāsāpuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • protha -
  • protha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    protha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    proth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    pruth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śiro' -
  • śiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśrupāta -
  • aśrupāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netre -
  • netṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    netra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    netra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rātrau -
  • rātrau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jvalanam -
  • jvalana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jvalana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jvalanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jayāya -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “palāśatāmrāsitakarburāṇāṃ nityaṃ śukābhasya sitasya ceṣṭam || 4 |
  • palāśatām -
  • palāśatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • rāsi -
  • (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • karburāṇām -
  • karbura (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    karbura (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    karburā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śukā -
  • śuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ābhasya -
  • ābha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sitasya -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √si class 5 verb], [genitive single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √si class 5 verb], [genitive single from √si class 9 verb]
  • ceṣṭam -
  • ceṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ceṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ceṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 4

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 92.4

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 92.4 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಸಾಪುಟಪ್ರೋಥಶಿರೋಽಶ್ರುಪಾತನೇತ್ರೇ ಚ ರಾತ್ರೌ ಜ್ವಲನಂ ಜಯಾಯ ।
ಪಲಾಶತಾಮ್ರಾಸಿತಕರ್ಬುರಾಣಾಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಶುಕಾಭಸ್ಯ ಸಿತಸ್ಯ ಚೇಷ್ಟಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥
[ನೇತ್ರೇಷು]

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 92.4 in Gujarati sript:
નાસાપુટપ્રોથશિરોઽશ્રુપાતનેત્રે ચ રાત્રૌ જ્વલનં જયાય ।
પલાશતામ્રાસિતકર્બુરાણાં નિત્યં શુકાભસ્ય સિતસ્ય ચેષ્ટમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥
[નેત્રેષુ]

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 92.4 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಸಾಪುಟಪ್ರೋಥಶಿರೋಽಶ್ರುಪಾತನೇತ್ರೇ ಚ ರಾತ್ರೌ ಜ್ವಲನಂ ಜಯಾಯ ।
ಪಲಾಶತಾಮ್ರಾಸಿತಕರ್ಬುರಾಣಾಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ಶುಕಾಭಸ್ಯ ಸಿತಸ್ಯ ಚೇಷ್ಟಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥
[ನೇತ್ರೇಷು]

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