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.

स्खलितगतिरकस्मात्त्रस्तकर्णोऽतिदीनः श्वसिति मृदु सुदीर्घं न्यस्तहस्तः पृथिव्याम् ।
द्रुतमुकुलितदृष्टिः स्वप्नशीलो विलोमो भयकृदहितभक्षी नैकशोऽसृग्शकृत्कृत् ॥ १२ ॥
[असृक्छकृत् च]

skhalitagatirakasmāttrastakarṇo'tidīnaḥ śvasiti mṛdu sudīrghaṃ nyastahastaḥ pṛthivyām |
drutamukulitadṛṣṭiḥ svapnaśīlo vilomo bhayakṛdahitabhakṣī naikaśo'sṛgśakṛtkṛt || 12 ||
[asṛkchakṛt ca]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 93.12 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (93.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skhalitagati, Akasmat, Trasta, Karna, Ati, Dina, Mridu, Sudirgha, Nyasta, Hasta, Prithivi, Druta, Mukulita, Drishti, Svapnashila, Viloma, Bhayakrit, Ahita, Bhakshin, Bhakshi, Naikashah, Asrij, Shakrit, Krit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 93.12). 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: “skhalitagatirakasmāttrastakarṇo'tidīnaḥ śvasiti mṛdu sudīrghaṃ nyastahastaḥ pṛthivyām
  • skhalitagatir -
  • skhalitagati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    skhalitagati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akasmāt -
  • akasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • trasta -
  • trasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tras -> trasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb]
    tras -> trasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb]
  • karṇo' -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dīnaḥ -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvasiti -
  • śvas (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • mṛdu -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛdū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • sudīrgham -
  • sudīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nyasta -
  • nyasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hastaḥ -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛthivyām -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “drutamukulitadṛṣṭiḥ svapnaśīlo vilomo bhayakṛdahitabhakṣī naikaśo'sṛgśakṛtkṛt || 12 |
  • druta -
  • druta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mukulita -
  • mukulita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukulita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭiḥ -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • svapnaśīlo* -
  • svapnaśīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vilomo* -
  • viloma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhayakṛd -
  • bhayakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhayakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ahita -
  • ahita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakṣī -
  • bhakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhakṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • naikaśo' -
  • naikaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asṛg -
  • asṛj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • śakṛt -
  • śakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛt -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 12

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 93.12

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 93.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಖಲಿತಗತಿರಕಸ್ಮಾತ್ತ್ರಸ್ತಕರ್ಣೋಽತಿದೀನಃ ಶ್ವಸಿತಿ ಮೃದು ಸುದೀರ್ಘಂ ನ್ಯಸ್ತಹಸ್ತಃ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ದ್ರುತಮುಕುಲಿತದೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ಸ್ವಪ್ನಶೀಲೋ ವಿಲೋಮೋ ಭಯಕೃದಹಿತಭಕ್ಷೀ ನೈಕಶೋಽಸೃಗ್ಶಕೃತ್ಕೃತ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಅಸೃಕ್ಛಕೃತ್ ಚ]

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 93.12 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ખલિતગતિરકસ્માત્ત્રસ્તકર્ણોઽતિદીનઃ શ્વસિતિ મૃદુ સુદીર્ઘં ન્યસ્તહસ્તઃ પૃથિવ્યામ્ ।
દ્રુતમુકુલિતદૃષ્ટિઃ સ્વપ્નશીલો વિલોમો ભયકૃદહિતભક્ષી નૈકશોઽસૃગ્શકૃત્કૃત્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
[અસૃક્છકૃત્ ચ]

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 93.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಖಲಿತಗತಿರಕಸ್ಮಾತ್ತ್ರಸ್ತಕರ್ಣೋಽತಿದೀನಃ ಶ್ವಸಿತಿ ಮೃದು ಸುದೀರ್ಘಂ ನ್ಯಸ್ತಹಸ್ತಃ ಪೃಥಿವ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ದ್ರುತಮುಕುಲಿತದೃಷ್ಟಿಃ ಸ್ವಪ್ನಶೀಲೋ ವಿಲೋಮೋ ಭಯಕೃದಹಿತಭಕ್ಷೀ ನೈಕಶೋಽಸೃಗ್ಶಕೃತ್ಕೃತ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಅಸೃಕ್ಛಕೃತ್ ಚ]

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