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.

दशमगृहगते समं महीजे विविधधनाप्तिरुपान्त्यगे जयश्च ।
जनपदमुपरि स्थितश्च भुङ्क्ते वनमिव षट्चरणः सुपुष्पिताग्रम् ॥ १७ ॥

daśamagṛhagate samaṃ mahīje vividhadhanāptirupāntyage jayaśca |
janapadamupari sthitaśca bhuṅkte vanamiva ṣaṭcaraṇaḥ supuṣpitāgram || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 103.17 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 (103.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dashama, Grihagata, Samam, Sama, Mahija, Vividha, Dhanapti, Upantya, Jaya, Janapada, Upari, Sthita, Vana, Iva, Shatcarana, Supushpita, Agram, Agra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 103.17). 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: “daśamagṛhagate samaṃ mahīje vividhadhanāptirupāntyage jayaśca
  • daśama -
  • daśama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhagate -
  • gṛhagata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gṛhagata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mahīje -
  • mahīja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahīja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahījā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vividha -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dhanāptir -
  • dhanāpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāntya -
  • upāntya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upāntya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • jayaś -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “janapadamupari sthitaśca bhuṅkte vanamiva ṣaṭcaraṇaḥ supuṣpitāgram
  • janapadam -
  • janapada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthitaś -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhuṅkte -
  • bhuj (verb class 7)
    [present middle third single]
  • vanam -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ṣaṭcaraṇaḥ -
  • ṣaṭcaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • supuṣpitā -
  • supuṣpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    supuṣpita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    supuṣpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agram -
  • agram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 103.17

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 103.17 in Kannada sript:
ದಶಮಗೃಹಗತೇ ಸಮಂ ಮಹೀಜೇ ವಿವಿಧಧನಾಪ್ತಿರುಪಾನ್ತ್ಯಗೇ ಜಯಶ್ಚ ।
ಜನಪದಮುಪರಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಶ್ಚ ಭುಙ್ಕ್ತೇ ವನಮಿವ ಷಟ್ಚರಣಃ ಸುಪುಷ್ಪಿತಾಗ್ರಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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 103.17 in Gujarati sript:
દશમગૃહગતે સમં મહીજે વિવિધધનાપ્તિરુપાન્ત્યગે જયશ્ચ ।
જનપદમુપરિ સ્થિતશ્ચ ભુઙ્ક્તે વનમિવ ષટ્ચરણઃ સુપુષ્પિતાગ્રમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥

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 103.17 in Kannada sript:
ದಶಮಗೃಹಗತೇ ಸಮಂ ಮಹೀಜೇ ವಿವಿಧಧನಾಪ್ತಿರುಪಾನ್ತ್ಯಗೇ ಜಯಶ್ಚ ।
ಜನಪದಮುಪರಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಶ್ಚ ಭುಙ್ಕ್ತೇ ವನಮಿವ ಷಟ್ಚರಣಃ ಸುಪುಷ್ಪಿತಾಗ್ರಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥

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