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.

शक्रो निरृतिस्तोयं विश्वे ब्रह्मा हरिर्वसुर्वरुणः ।
अजपादोऽहिर्बुध्न्यः पूषा चेतीश्वरा भानाम् ॥ ५ ॥

śakro nirṛtistoyaṃ viśve brahmā harirvasurvaruṇaḥ |
ajapādo'hirbudhnyaḥ pūṣā cetīśvarā bhānām || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 97.5 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 (97.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakra, Nirriti, Toya, Vishva, Vishvi, Brahma, Hari, Vasu, Varuna, Ajapad, Ajapada, Ahirbudhnya, Pusha, Pushan, Ceti, Ishvara, Bha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 97.5). 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: “śakro nirṛtistoyaṃ viśve brahmā harirvasurvaruṇaḥ
  • śakro* -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nirṛtis -
  • nirṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nirṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • toyam -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    toyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viśve -
  • viśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    viśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    viśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    viśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • brahmā* -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • harir -
  • hari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vasur -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • varuṇaḥ -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ajapādo'hirbudhnyaḥ pūṣā cetīśvarā bhānām
  • ajapādo' -
  • ajapād (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ajapāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahirbudhnyaḥ -
  • ahirbudhnyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahirbudhnya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pūṣā -
  • pūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūṣan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cetī -
  • cetī (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iśvarā* -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhānām -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 97.5

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 97.5 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕ್ರೋ ನಿರೃತಿಸ್ತೋಯಂ ವಿಶ್ವೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಹರಿರ್ವಸುರ್ವರುಣಃ ।
ಅಜಪಾದೋಽಹಿರ್ಬುಧ್ನ್ಯಃ ಪೂಷಾ ಚೇತೀಶ್ವರಾ ಭಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 97.5 in Gujarati sript:
શક્રો નિરૃતિસ્તોયં વિશ્વે બ્રહ્મા હરિર્વસુર્વરુણઃ ।
અજપાદોઽહિર્બુધ્ન્યઃ પૂષા ચેતીશ્વરા ભાનામ્ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 97.5 in Kannada sript:
ಶಕ್ರೋ ನಿರೃತಿಸ್ತೋಯಂ ವಿಶ್ವೇ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾ ಹರಿರ್ವಸುರ್ವರುಣಃ ।
ಅಜಪಾದೋಽಹಿರ್ಬುಧ್ನ್ಯಃ ಪೂಷಾ ಚೇತೀಶ್ವರಾ ಭಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥

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