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.

वववालवकौलवतैतिलाख्यगरवणिजविष्टिसंज्ञानाम् ।
पतयः स्युरिन्द्रकमलजमित्रार्यमभूश्रियः सयमाः ॥ १ ॥
[बवबालवकौलब]

vavavālavakaulavataitilākhyagaravaṇijaviṣṭisaṃjñānām |
patayaḥ syurindrakamalajamitrāryamabhūśriyaḥ sayamāḥ || 1 ||
[bavabālavakaulaba]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 99.1 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 (99.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vava, Valava, Kaulava, Taitila, Akhya, Gara, Vanija, Vishti, Sanjna, Pati, Pataya, Indraka, Alaja, Mitra, Bhu, Shri, Shriya, Saya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 99.1). 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: “vavavālavakaulavataitilākhyagaravaṇijaviṣṭisaṃjñānām
  • vava -
  • vava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vālava -
  • vālava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaulava -
  • kaulava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taitilā -
  • taitila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taitila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākhya -
  • ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gara -
  • gara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vaṇija -
  • vaṇija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣṭi -
  • viṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    viṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    viṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sañjñānām -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sañjña (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “patayaḥ syurindrakamalajamitrāryamabhūśriyaḥ sayamāḥ || 1 |
  • patayaḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pataya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • indrakam -
  • indraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • alaja -
  • alaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mitrā -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aryama -
  • aryaman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhū -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śriyaḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sayam -
  • saya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 1

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 99.1

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 99.1 in Kannada sript:
ವವವಾಲವಕೌಲವತೈತಿಲಾಖ್ಯಗರವಣಿಜವಿಷ್ಟಿಸಂಜ್ಞಾನಾಮ್ ।
ಪತಯಃ ಸ್ಯುರಿನ್ದ್ರಕಮಲಜಮಿತ್ರಾರ್ಯಮಭೂಶ್ರಿಯಃ ಸಯಮಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥
[ಬವಬಾಲವಕೌಲಬ]

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 99.1 in Gujarati sript:
વવવાલવકૌલવતૈતિલાખ્યગરવણિજવિષ્ટિસંજ્ઞાનામ્ ।
પતયઃ સ્યુરિન્દ્રકમલજમિત્રાર્યમભૂશ્રિયઃ સયમાઃ ॥ ૧ ॥
[બવબાલવકૌલબ]

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 99.1 in Kannada sript:
ವವವಾಲವಕೌಲವತೈತಿಲಾಖ್ಯಗರವಣಿಜವಿಷ್ಟಿಸಂಜ್ಞಾನಾಮ್ ।
ಪತಯಃ ಸ್ಯುರಿನ್ದ್ರಕಮಲಜಮಿತ್ರಾರ್ಯಮಭೂಶ್ರಿಯಃ ಸಯಮಾಃ ॥ ೧ ॥
[ಬವಬಾಲವಕೌಲಬ]

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