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.

अतीव ह्रेषन्ति किरन्ति वालान्निद्रारताश्च प्रवदन्ति यात्राम् ।
रोमत्यजो दीनखरस्वराश्च पांशून् ग्रसन्तश्च भयाय दृष्टाः ॥ ११ ॥
[हेषन्ति]

atīva hreṣanti kiranti vālānnidrāratāśca pravadanti yātrām |
romatyajo dīnakharasvarāśca pāṃśūn grasantaśca bhayāya dṛṣṭāḥ || 11 ||
[heṣanti]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 92.11 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 (92.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ativa, Hreshat, Hreshanti, Kirat, Vala, Nidra, Arata, Pravat, Anti, Yatra, Romatyaj, Dina, Kharasvara, Pamshu, Grasat, Bhaya, Drishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 92.11). 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: “atīva hreṣanti kiranti vālānnidrāratāśca pravadanti yātrām
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hreṣanti -
  • hreṣ -> hreṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √hreṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hreṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hreṣ class 1 verb]
    hreṣ -> hreṣantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √hreṣ class 1 verb]
    hreṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • kiranti -
  • kirat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vālān -
  • vāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    vāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nidrā -
  • nidrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aratāś -
  • arata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravad -
  • pravat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pravat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • yātrām -
  • yātrā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “romatyajo dīnakharasvarāśca pāṃśūn grasantaśca bhayāya dṛṣṭāḥ || 11 |
  • romatyajo* -
  • romatyaj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    romatyaj (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dīna -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kharasvarāś -
  • kharasvarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kharasvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṃśūn -
  • pāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • grasantaś -
  • gras -> grasat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √gras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √gras class 1 verb]
    grasat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayāya -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dṛṣṭāḥ -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 11

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 92.11

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 92.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅತೀವ ಹ್ರೇಷನ್ತಿ ಕಿರನ್ತಿ ವಾಲಾನ್ನಿದ್ರಾರತಾಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರವದನ್ತಿ ಯಾತ್ರಾಮ್ ।
ರೋಮತ್ಯಜೋ ದೀನಖರಸ್ವರಾಶ್ಚ ಪಾಂಶೂನ್ ಗ್ರಸನ್ತಶ್ಚ ಭಯಾಯ ದೃಷ್ಟಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥
[ಹೇಷನ್ತಿ]

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 92.11 in Gujarati sript:
અતીવ હ્રેષન્તિ કિરન્તિ વાલાન્નિદ્રારતાશ્ચ પ્રવદન્તિ યાત્રામ્ ।
રોમત્યજો દીનખરસ્વરાશ્ચ પાંશૂન્ ગ્રસન્તશ્ચ ભયાય દૃષ્ટાઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥
[હેષન્તિ]

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 92.11 in Kannada sript:
ಅತೀವ ಹ್ರೇಷನ್ತಿ ಕಿರನ್ತಿ ವಾಲಾನ್ನಿದ್ರಾರತಾಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರವದನ್ತಿ ಯಾತ್ರಾಮ್ ।
ರೋಮತ್ಯಜೋ ದೀನಖರಸ್ವರಾಶ್ಚ ಪಾಂಶೂನ್ ಗ್ರಸನ್ತಶ್ಚ ಭಯಾಯ ದೃಷ್ಟಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥
[ಹೇಷನ್ತಿ]

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