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.

उदयन्नेव सुभिक्षं चतुरो मासान् करोत्यसौ सार्धान् ।
प्रादुर्भावं प्रायः करोति च क्षुद्रजन्तूनाम् ॥ ४५ ॥

udayanneva subhikṣaṃ caturo māsān karotyasau sārdhān |
prādurbhāvaṃ prāyaḥ karoti ca kṣudrajantūnām || 45 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.45 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 (11.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uda, Yat, Eva, Subhiksha, Catur, Catura, Masa, Karoti, Asi, Asu, Adah, Sardha, Pradurbhava, Praya, Prayas, Kshudrajantu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.45). 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: “udayanneva subhikṣaṃ caturo māsān karotyasau sārdhān
  • uda -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • subhikṣam -
  • subhikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    subhikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    subhikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caturo* -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māsān -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • karotya -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sārdhān -
  • sārdha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prādurbhāvaṃ prāyaḥ karoti ca kṣudrajantūnām
  • prādurbhāvam -
  • prādurbhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prāyaḥ -
  • prāyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣudrajantūnām -
  • kṣudrajantu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.45

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 11.45 in Kannada sript:
ಉದಯನ್ನೇವ ಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಂ ಚತುರೋ ಮಾಸಾನ್ ಕರೋತ್ಯಸೌ ಸಾರ್ಧಾನ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾದುರ್ಭಾವಂ ಪ್ರಾಯಃ ಕರೋತಿ ಚ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಜನ್ತೂನಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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 11.45 in Gujarati sript:
ઉદયન્નેવ સુભિક્ષં ચતુરો માસાન્ કરોત્યસૌ સાર્ધાન્ ।
પ્રાદુર્ભાવં પ્રાયઃ કરોતિ ચ ક્ષુદ્રજન્તૂનામ્ ॥ ૪૫ ॥

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 11.45 in Kannada sript:
ಉದಯನ್ನೇವ ಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಂ ಚತುರೋ ಮಾಸಾನ್ ಕರೋತ್ಯಸೌ ಸಾರ್ಧಾನ್ ।
ಪ್ರಾದುರ್ಭಾವಂ ಪ್ರಾಯಃ ಕರೋತಿ ಚ ಕ್ಷುದ್ರಜನ್ತೂನಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೫ ॥

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