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.

नैरृत्यां दूताश्वोपकरणदधितैलपललभोज्याप्तिः ।
वारुण्यां मांससुरासवधान्यसमुद्ररत्नाप्तिः ॥ २२ ॥

nairṛtyāṃ dūtāśvopakaraṇadadhitailapalalabhojyāptiḥ |
vāruṇyāṃ māṃsasurāsavadhānyasamudraratnāptiḥ || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 94.22 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 (94.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nairriti, Nairritya, Duta, Ashva, Upakarana, Aila, Palala, Bhoj, Bhojin, Bhojya, Bhoji, Apti, Varuni, Varunya, Mamsa, Surasava, Dhanya, Samudra, Ratna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 94.22). 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: “nairṛtyāṃ dūtāśvopakaraṇadadhitailapalalabhojyāptiḥ
  • nairṛtyām -
  • nairṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nairṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dūtā -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśvo -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upakaraṇa -
  • upakaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dadhitai -
  • dadh (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • aila -
  • aila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • palala -
  • palala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    palala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojyā -
  • bhojin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhojin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhojya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhojya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhuj]
    bhojī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    bhojī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    bhojī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhoj (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhoj (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhojyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhuj]
  • āptiḥ -
  • āpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vāruṇyāṃ māṃsasurāsavadhānyasamudraratnāptiḥ
  • vāruṇyām -
  • vāruṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vāruṇī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    vāruṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • māṃsa -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • surāsava -
  • surāsava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surāsava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhānya -
  • dhānya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhānya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samudra -
  • samudra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samudra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratnā -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āptiḥ -
  • āpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 94.22

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 94.22 in Kannada sript:
ನೈರೃತ್ಯಾಂ ದೂತಾಶ್ವೋಪಕರಣದಧಿತೈಲಪಲಲಭೋಜ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಃ ।
ವಾರುಣ್ಯಾಂ ಮಾಂಸಸುರಾಸವಧಾನ್ಯಸಮುದ್ರರತ್ನಾಪ್ತಿಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 94.22 in Gujarati sript:
નૈરૃત્યાં દૂતાશ્વોપકરણદધિતૈલપલલભોજ્યાપ્તિઃ ।
વારુણ્યાં માંસસુરાસવધાન્યસમુદ્રરત્નાપ્તિઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 94.22 in Kannada sript:
ನೈರೃತ್ಯಾಂ ದೂತಾಶ್ವೋಪಕರಣದಧಿತೈಲಪಲಲಭೋಜ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಃ ।
ವಾರುಣ್ಯಾಂ ಮಾಂಸಸುರಾಸವಧಾನ್ಯಸಮುದ್ರರತ್ನಾಪ್ತಿಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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