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.

आसन्नक्रमयोगाद्भेदोल्लेखांशुमर्दनासव्यैः ।
युद्धं चतुष्प्रकारं पराशराद्यैर्मुनिभिरुक्तम् ॥ ३ ॥
[असव्यः]

āsannakramayogādbhedollekhāṃśumardanāsavyaiḥ |
yuddhaṃ catuṣprakāraṃ parāśarādyairmunibhiruktam || 3 ||
[asavyaḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 17.3 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 (17.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asannakrama, Yoga, Bheda, Ullekha, Amshumardana, Asavya, Yuddha, Catushprakara, Parashara, Yah, Yat, Muni, Ukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 17.3). 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: “āsannakramayogādbhedollekhāṃśumardanāsavyaiḥ
  • āsannakrama -
  • āsannakrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsannakrama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yogād -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhedo -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhid (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ullekhā -
  • ullekha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ullekha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ullekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṃśumardanā -
  • aṃśumardana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṃśumardana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asavyaiḥ -
  • asavya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    asavya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “yuddhaṃ catuṣprakāraṃ parāśarādyairmunibhiruktam || 3 |
  • yuddham -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √yudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • catuṣprakāram -
  • catuṣprakāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catuṣprakāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • parāśarād -
  • parāśara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • munibhir -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (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]
  • Cannot analyse 3

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 17.3

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 17.3 in Kannada sript:
ಆಸನ್ನಕ್ರಮಯೋಗಾದ್ಭೇದೋಲ್ಲೇಖಾಂಶುಮರ್ದನಾಸವ್ಯೈಃ ।
ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಚತುಷ್ಪ್ರಕಾರಂ ಪರಾಶರಾದ್ಯೈರ್ಮುನಿಭಿರುಕ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥
[ಅಸವ್ಯಃ]

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 17.3 in Gujarati sript:
આસન્નક્રમયોગાદ્ભેદોલ્લેખાંશુમર્દનાસવ્યૈઃ ।
યુદ્ધં ચતુષ્પ્રકારં પરાશરાદ્યૈર્મુનિભિરુક્તમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥
[અસવ્યઃ]

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 17.3 in Kannada sript:
ಆಸನ್ನಕ್ರಮಯೋಗಾದ್ಭೇದೋಲ್ಲೇಖಾಂಶುಮರ್ದನಾಸವ್ಯೈಃ ।
ಯುದ್ಧಂ ಚತುಷ್ಪ್ರಕಾರಂ ಪರಾಶರಾದ್ಯೈರ್ಮುನಿಭಿರುಕ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥
[ಅಸವ್ಯಃ]

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