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.

वर्षाणि कार्त्तिकादीन्याग्नेयाद्भद्वयानुयोगीनि ।
क्रमशस्त्रिभं तु पञ्चममुपान्त्यमन्त्यं च यद्वर्षम् ॥ २ ॥

varṣāṇi kārttikādīnyāgneyādbhadvayānuyogīni |
kramaśastribhaṃ tu pañcamamupāntyamantyaṃ ca yadvarṣam || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.2 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 (8.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varsha, Karttika, Agneya, Bhadvaya, Uksh, Kramashah, Kramashas, Tribha, Pancamam, Pancama, Upantya, Antya, Yat, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.2). 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: “varṣāṇi kārttikādīnyāgneyādbhadvayānuyogīni
  • varṣāṇi -
  • varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • kārttikād -
  • kārttika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kārttika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agneyād -
  • agneya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    agneya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhadvayān -
  • bhadvaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uyo -
  • -> uya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ni -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ni (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “kramaśastribhaṃ tu pañcamamupāntyamantyaṃ ca yadvarṣam
  • kramaśas -
  • kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kramaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tribham -
  • tribha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tribha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tribhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pañcamam -
  • pañcamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pañcama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pañcama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upāntyam -
  • upāntya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāntya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upāntyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antyam -
  • antya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.2

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 8.2 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಷಾಣಿ ಕಾರ್ತ್ತಿಕಾದೀನ್ಯಾಗ್ನೇಯಾದ್ಭದ್ವಯಾನುಯೋಗೀನಿ ।
ಕ್ರಮಶಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಂ ತು ಪಞ್ಚಮಮುಪಾನ್ತ್ಯಮನ್ತ್ಯಂ ಚ ಯದ್ವರ್ಷಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 8.2 in Gujarati sript:
વર્ષાણિ કાર્ત્તિકાદીન્યાગ્નેયાદ્ભદ્વયાનુયોગીનિ ।
ક્રમશસ્ત્રિભં તુ પઞ્ચમમુપાન્ત્યમન્ત્યં ચ યદ્વર્ષમ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 8.2 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಷಾಣಿ ಕಾರ್ತ್ತಿಕಾದೀನ್ಯಾಗ್ನೇಯಾದ್ಭದ್ವಯಾನುಯೋಗೀನಿ ।
ಕ್ರಮಶಸ್ತ್ರಿಭಂ ತು ಪಞ್ಚಮಮುಪಾನ್ತ್ಯಮನ್ತ್ಯಂ ಚ ಯದ್ವರ್ಷಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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