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.

अश्विन्योऽथ भरण्यो बहुलापादश्च कीर्त्यते मेषः ।
वृषभो बहुलाशेषं रोहिण्योऽर्धं च मृगशिरसः ॥ १ ॥

aśvinyo'tha bharaṇyo bahulāpādaśca kīrtyate meṣaḥ |
vṛṣabho bahulāśeṣaṃ rohiṇyo'rdhaṃ ca mṛgaśirasaḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 101.1 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 (101.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashvini, Atha, Bharani, Bharanya, Bahula, Apada, Apad, Mesha, Vrishabha, Ashesham, Ashesha, Rohini, Ardha, Mrigashiras,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 101.1). 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: “aśvinyo'tha bharaṇyo bahulāpādaśca kīrtyate meṣaḥ
  • aśvinyo' -
  • aśvinī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bharaṇyo* -
  • bharaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bharaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bahulā -
  • bahula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apādaś -
  • apāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    apad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    apad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kīrtyate -
  • kīrt (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • meṣaḥ -
  • meṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vṛṣabho bahulāśeṣaṃ rohiṇyo'rdhaṃ ca mṛgaśirasaḥ
  • vṛṣabho* -
  • vṛṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bahulā -
  • bahula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśeṣam -
  • aśeṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • rohiṇyo' -
  • rohiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛgaśirasaḥ -
  • mṛgaśiras (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mṛgaśiras (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 101.1

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 101.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಿನ್ಯೋಽಥ ಭರಣ್ಯೋ ಬಹುಲಾಪಾದಶ್ಚ ಕೀರ್ತ್ಯತೇ ಮೇಷಃ ।
ವೃಷಭೋ ಬಹುಲಾಶೇಷಂ ರೋಹಿಣ್ಯೋಽರ್ಧಂ ಚ ಮೃಗಶಿರಸಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 101.1 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વિન્યોઽથ ભરણ્યો બહુલાપાદશ્ચ કીર્ત્યતે મેષઃ ।
વૃષભો બહુલાશેષં રોહિણ્યોઽર્ધં ચ મૃગશિરસઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 101.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಿನ್ಯೋಽಥ ಭರಣ್ಯೋ ಬಹುಲಾಪಾದಶ್ಚ ಕೀರ್ತ್ಯತೇ ಮೇಷಃ ।
ವೃಷಭೋ ಬಹುಲಾಶೇಷಂ ರೋಹಿಣ್ಯೋಽರ್ಧಂ ಚ ಮೃಗಶಿರಸಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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