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.

अपरस्यां स्वात्याद्यं ज्येष्ठाद्यं चापि मण्डलं शुभदम् ।
पित्र्याद्यं पूर्वस्यां शेषाणि यथोक्तफलदानि ॥ २२ ॥

aparasyāṃ svātyādyaṃ jyeṣṭhādyaṃ cāpi maṇḍalaṃ śubhadam |
pitryādyaṃ pūrvasyāṃ śeṣāṇi yathoktaphaladāni || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.22 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 (9.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Apara, Svati, Adya, Jyeshtha, Yah, Capin, Capi, Mandala, Shubhada, Pitrya, Purva, Shesha, Yathokta, Phalada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.22). 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: “aparasyāṃ svātyādyaṃ jyeṣṭhādyaṃ cāpi maṇḍalaṃ śubhadam
  • aparasyām -
  • aparā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • svātyā -
  • svāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    svāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    svātī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    svātī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    svātī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ādyam -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
  • jyeṣṭhād -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jyeṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • maṇḍalam -
  • maṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śubhadam -
  • śubhada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubhada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “pitryādyaṃ pūrvasyāṃ śeṣāṇi yathoktaphaladāni
  • pitryād -
  • pitrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pitrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pūrvasyām -
  • pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śeṣāṇi -
  • śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • yathokta -
  • yathokta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yathokta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phaladāni -
  • phalada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.22

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 9.22 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪರಸ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ವಾತ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾದ್ಯಂ ಚಾಪಿ ಮಣ್ಡಲಂ ಶುಭದಮ್ ।
ಪಿತ್ರ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂ ಪೂರ್ವಸ್ಯಾಂ ಶೇಷಾಣಿ ಯಥೋಕ್ತಫಲದಾನಿ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 9.22 in Gujarati sript:
અપરસ્યાં સ્વાત્યાદ્યં જ્યેષ્ઠાદ્યં ચાપિ મણ્ડલં શુભદમ્ ।
પિત્ર્યાદ્યં પૂર્વસ્યાં શેષાણિ યથોક્તફલદાનિ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 9.22 in Kannada sript:
ಅಪರಸ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ವಾತ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂ ಜ್ಯೇಷ್ಠಾದ್ಯಂ ಚಾಪಿ ಮಣ್ಡಲಂ ಶುಭದಮ್ ।
ಪಿತ್ರ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂ ಪೂರ್ವಸ್ಯಾಂ ಶೇಷಾಣಿ ಯಥೋಕ್ತಫಲದಾನಿ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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