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.

सव्यापसव्यलेहग्रसननिरोधावमर्दनारोहाः ।
आघ्रातं मध्यतमस्तमोऽन्त्य इति ते दश ग्रासाः ॥ ४३ ॥

savyāpasavyalehagrasananirodhāvamardanārohāḥ |
āghrātaṃ madhyatamastamo'ntya iti te daśa grāsāḥ || 43 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.43 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 (5.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Savyapasavya, Leha, Grasana, Nirodha, Amardana, Aroha, Aghrata, Madhyatamas, Madhyatama, Tama, Tamas, Anti, Antya, Iti, Tad, Yushmad, Dasha, Dashan, Grasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.43). 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: “savyāpasavyalehagrasananirodhāvamardanārohāḥ
  • savyāpasavya -
  • savyāpasavya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    savyāpasavya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • leha -
  • leha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grasana -
  • grasana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirodhāva -
  • nirodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • amardanā -
  • amardana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amardana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ārohāḥ -
  • āroha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “āghrātaṃ madhyatamastamo'ntya iti te daśa grāsāḥ
  • āghrātam -
  • āghrāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āghrāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āghrātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • madhyatamas -
  • madhyatamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    madhyatama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tamo' -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • antya* -
  • antī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    antya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • grāsāḥ -
  • grāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.43

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 5.43 in Kannada sript:
ಸವ್ಯಾಪಸವ್ಯಲೇಹಗ್ರಸನನಿರೋಧಾವಮರ್ದನಾರೋಹಾಃ ।
ಆಘ್ರಾತಂ ಮಧ್ಯತಮಸ್ತಮೋಽನ್ತ್ಯ ಇತಿ ತೇ ದಶ ಗ್ರಾಸಾಃ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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 5.43 in Gujarati sript:
સવ્યાપસવ્યલેહગ્રસનનિરોધાવમર્દનારોહાઃ ।
આઘ્રાતં મધ્યતમસ્તમોઽન્ત્ય ઇતિ તે દશ ગ્રાસાઃ ॥ ૪૩ ॥

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 5.43 in Kannada sript:
ಸವ್ಯಾಪಸವ್ಯಲೇಹಗ್ರಸನನಿರೋಧಾವಮರ್ದನಾರೋಹಾಃ ।
ಆಘ್ರಾತಂ ಮಧ್ಯತಮಸ್ತಮೋಽನ್ತ್ಯ ಇತಿ ತೇ ದಶ ಗ್ರಾಸಾಃ ॥ ೪೩ ॥

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