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.

कार्यस्य व्याघातस्तृणकूटे वामगेऽम्बुसंस्थे वा ।
ऊर्ध्वाग्निप्लुष्टेऽशनिहते च काके वधो भवति ॥ ३६ ॥
[अस्थिसंस्थे]

kāryasya vyāghātastṛṇakūṭe vāmage'mbusaṃsthe vā |
ūrdhvāgnipluṣṭe'śanihate ca kāke vadho bhavati || 36 ||
[asthisaṃsthe]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 94.36 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 (94.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karya, Vyaghata, Trinakuta, Vama, Ambu, Samstha, Urdhva, Plushta, Ashanihata, Kaka, Kaki, Vadha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 94.36). 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: “kāryasya vyāghātastṛṇakūṭe vāmage'mbusaṃsthe
  • kāryasya -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [genitive single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • vyāghātas -
  • vyāghāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tṛṇakūṭe -
  • tṛṇakūṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tṛṇakūṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vāma -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • ge' -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ambu -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • saṃsthe -
  • saṃstha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃstha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃsthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “ūrdhvāgnipluṣṭe'śanihate ca kāke vadho bhavati || 36 |
  • ūrdhvā -
  • ūrdhva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agni -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pluṣṭe' -
  • pluṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pluṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pluṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pluṣ -> pluṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √pluṣ class 9 verb]
    pluṣ -> pluṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [locative single from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √pluṣ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √pluṣ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √pluṣ class 9 verb], [locative single from √pluṣ class 9 verb]
    pluṣ -> pluṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √pluṣ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √pluṣ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √pluṣ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √pluṣ class 9 verb]
    plus -> pluṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √plus class 4 verb]
    plus -> pluṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √plus class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √plus class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √plus class 4 verb], [locative single from √plus class 4 verb]
    plus -> pluṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √plus class 4 verb], [vocative single from √plus class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √plus class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √plus class 4 verb]
  • aśanihate -
  • aśanihata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aśanihata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aśanihatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāke -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāki (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vadho* -
  • vadhar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    vadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 36

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 94.36

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 94.36 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾರ್ಯಸ್ಯ ವ್ಯಾಘಾತಸ್ತೃಣಕೂಟೇ ವಾಮಗೇಽಮ್ಬುಸಂಸ್ಥೇ ವಾ ।
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಾಗ್ನಿಪ್ಲುಷ್ಟೇಽಶನಿಹತೇ ಚ ಕಾಕೇ ವಧೋ ಭವತಿ ॥ ೩೬ ॥
[ಅಸ್ಥಿಸಂಸ್ಥೇ]

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 94.36 in Gujarati sript:
કાર્યસ્ય વ્યાઘાતસ્તૃણકૂટે વામગેઽમ્બુસંસ્થે વા ।
ઊર્ધ્વાગ્નિપ્લુષ્ટેઽશનિહતે ચ કાકે વધો ભવતિ ॥ ૩૬ ॥
[અસ્થિસંસ્થે]

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 94.36 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾರ್ಯಸ್ಯ ವ್ಯಾಘಾತಸ್ತೃಣಕೂಟೇ ವಾಮಗೇಽಮ್ಬುಸಂಸ್ಥೇ ವಾ ।
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಾಗ್ನಿಪ್ಲುಷ್ಟೇಽಶನಿಹತೇ ಚ ಕಾಕೇ ವಧೋ ಭವತಿ ॥ ೩೬ ॥
[ಅಸ್ಥಿಸಂಸ್ಥೇ]

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