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.
Verse 24.17
तडिद्धैमकक्ष्यैर्बलाकाग्रदन्तैः स्रवद्वारिदानैश्चलत्प्रान्तहस्तैः ।
विचित्रेन्द्रचापध्वजोच्छ्रायशोभैस्तमालालिनीलैर्वृतं चाब्दनागैः ॥ १७ ॥
taḍiddhaimakakṣyairbalākāgradantaiḥ sravadvāridānaiścalatprāntahastaiḥ |
vicitrendracāpadhvajocchrāyaśobhaistamālālinīlairvṛtaṃ cābdanāgaiḥ || 17 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 24.17 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 (24.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tadit, Haimaka, Kshi, Balaka, Agra, Danta, Vicitra, Indracapa, Dhvajocchraya, Shobha, Tamala, Alini, Vrit, Vrita, Abda, Naga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.17). 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: “taḍiddhaimakakṣyairbalākāgradantaiḥ sravadvāridānaiścalatprāntahastaiḥ ”
- taḍiddh -
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taḍit (indeclinable)[indeclinable]taḍit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- haimaka -
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haimaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]haimaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣyai -
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kṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
- air -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- balākā -
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balāka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]balākā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agra -
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agra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dantaiḥ -
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danta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Cannot analyse sravadvāridānaiścalatprāntahastaiḥ
- Line 2: “vicitrendracāpadhvajocchrāyaśobhaistamālālinīlairvṛtaṃ cābdanāgaiḥ ”
- vicitre -
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vicitra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vicitra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vicitrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- indracāpa -
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indracāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhvajocchrāya -
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dhvajocchrāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śobhais -
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śobha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]śobha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- tamālā -
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tamāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tamāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- alinī -
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alinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- lair -
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la (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vṛtam -
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vṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]vṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]√vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abda -
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abda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāgaiḥ -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nāga (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 24.17
Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;
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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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Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.
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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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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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Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)
Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 24.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಡಿದ್ಧೈಮಕಕ್ಷ್ಯೈರ್ಬಲಾಕಾಗ್ರದನ್ತೈಃ ಸ್ರವದ್ವಾರಿದಾನೈಶ್ಚಲತ್ಪ್ರಾನ್ತಹಸ್ತೈಃ ।
ವಿಚಿತ್ರೇನ್ದ್ರಚಾಪಧ್ವಜೋಚ್ಛ್ರಾಯಶೋಭೈಸ್ತಮಾಲಾಲಿನೀಲೈರ್ವೃತಂ ಚಾಬ್ದನಾಗೈಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 24.17 in Gujarati sript:
તડિદ્ધૈમકક્ષ્યૈર્બલાકાગ્રદન્તૈઃ સ્રવદ્વારિદાનૈશ્ચલત્પ્રાન્તહસ્તૈઃ ।
વિચિત્રેન્દ્રચાપધ્વજોચ્છ્રાયશોભૈસ્તમાલાલિનીલૈર્વૃતં ચાબ્દનાગૈઃ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
Buy now!Preview of verse 24.17 in Kannada sript:
ತಡಿದ್ಧೈಮಕಕ್ಷ್ಯೈರ್ಬಲಾಕಾಗ್ರದನ್ತೈಃ ಸ್ರವದ್ವಾರಿದಾನೈಶ್ಚಲತ್ಪ್ರಾನ್ತಹಸ್ತೈಃ ।
ವಿಚಿತ್ರೇನ್ದ್ರಚಾಪಧ್ವಜೋಚ್ಛ್ರಾಯಶೋಭೈಸ್ತಮಾಲಾಲಿನೀಲೈರ್ವೃತಂ ಚಾಬ್ದನಾಗೈಃ ॥ ೧೭ ॥