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.

नक्षत्रेण सहोदयमुपगच्छति येन देवपतिमन्त्री ।
तत्संज्ञं वक्तव्यं वर्षं मासक्रमेणैव ॥ १ ॥

nakṣatreṇa sahodayamupagacchati yena devapatimantrī |
tatsaṃjñaṃ vaktavyaṃ varṣaṃ māsakrameṇaiva || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.1 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 (8.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nakshatra, Sahodaya, Upa, Gacchat, Yena, Yah, Yat, Devapatimantrin, Tat, Tad, Sanjna, Vaktavya, Varsha, Masa, Kramena, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.1). 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: “nakṣatreṇa sahodayamupagacchati yena devapatimantrī
  • nakṣatreṇa -
  • nakṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sahodayam -
  • sahodaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahodaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahodayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • gacchati -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • devapatimantrī -
  • devapatimantrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatsaṃjñaṃ vaktavyaṃ varṣaṃ māsakrameṇaiva
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sañjñam -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sañjña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaktavyam -
  • vaktavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaktavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vaktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> vaktavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vaktavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • māsa -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • krameṇai -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.1

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 8.1 in Kannada sript:
ನಕ್ಷತ್ರೇಣ ಸಹೋದಯಮುಪಗಚ್ಛತಿ ಯೇನ ದೇವಪತಿಮನ್ತ್ರೀ ।
ತತ್ಸಂಜ್ಞಂ ವಕ್ತವ್ಯಂ ವರ್ಷಂ ಮಾಸಕ್ರಮೇಣೈವ ॥ 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 8.1 in Gujarati sript:
નક્ષત્રેણ સહોદયમુપગચ્છતિ યેન દેવપતિમન્ત્રી ।
તત્સંજ્ઞં વક્તવ્યં વર્ષં માસક્રમેણૈવ ॥ 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 8.1 in Kannada sript:
ನಕ್ಷತ್ರೇಣ ಸಹೋದಯಮುಪಗಚ್ಛತಿ ಯೇನ ದೇವಪತಿಮನ್ತ್ರೀ ।
ತತ್ಸಂಜ್ಞಂ ವಕ್ತವ್ಯಂ ವರ್ಷಂ ಮಾಸಕ್ರಮೇಣೈವ ॥ ೧ ॥

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