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.

लब्धेन युक्तं शकभूपकालं संशोध्य षष्ट्या विषयैर्विभज्य ।
युगानि नारायणपूर्वकाणि लब्धानि शेषाः क्रमशः समाः स्युः ॥ २१ ॥
[फलेन]

labdhena yuktaṃ śakabhūpakālaṃ saṃśodhya ṣaṣṭyā viṣayairvibhajya |
yugāni nārāyaṇapūrvakāṇi labdhāni śeṣāḥ kramaśaḥ samāḥ syuḥ || 21 ||
[phalena]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.21 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Labdha, Yuktam, Yukta, Shakabhupakala, Samsha, Shashti, Vishaya, Vibhajya, Yuga, Narayana, Purvaka, Shesha, Kramashah, Kramashas, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.21). 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: “labdhena yuktaṃ śakabhūpakālaṃ saṃśodhya ṣaṣṭyā viṣayairvibhajya
  • labdhena -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • śakabhūpakālam -
  • śakabhūpakāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • saṃśo -
  • saṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhya -
  • ṣaṣṭyā* -
  • ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • viṣayair -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vibhajya -
  • vibhajya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vibhajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vibhajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yugāni nārāyaṇapūrvakāṇi labdhāni śeṣāḥ kramaśaḥ samāḥ syuḥ || 21 |
  • yugāni -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nārāyaṇa -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvakāṇi -
  • pūrvaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • labdhāni -
  • labdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
  • śeṣāḥ -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kramaśaḥ -
  • kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kramaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samāḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syuḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse 21

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.21

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 8.21 in Kannada sript:
ಲಬ್ಧೇನ ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಶಕಭೂಪಕಾಲಂ ಸಂಶೋಧ್ಯ ಷಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ವಿಷಯೈರ್ವಿಭಜ್ಯ ।
ಯುಗಾನಿ ನಾರಾಯಣಪೂರ್ವಕಾಣಿ ಲಬ್ಧಾನಿ ಶೇಷಾಃ ಕ್ರಮಶಃ ಸಮಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
[ಫಲೇನ]

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 8.21 in Gujarati sript:
લબ્ધેન યુક્તં શકભૂપકાલં સંશોધ્ય ષષ્ટ્યા વિષયૈર્વિભજ્ય ।
યુગાનિ નારાયણપૂર્વકાણિ લબ્ધાનિ શેષાઃ ક્રમશઃ સમાઃ સ્યુઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
[ફલેન]

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 8.21 in Kannada sript:
ಲಬ್ಧೇನ ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಶಕಭೂಪಕಾಲಂ ಸಂಶೋಧ್ಯ ಷಷ್ಟ್ಯಾ ವಿಷಯೈರ್ವಿಭಜ್ಯ ।
ಯುಗಾನಿ ನಾರಾಯಣಪೂರ್ವಕಾಣಿ ಲಬ್ಧಾನಿ ಶೇಷಾಃ ಕ್ರಮಶಃ ಸಮಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
[ಫಲೇನ]

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