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.

तल्लक्षणानि मुनिभिर्यानि निबद्धानि तानि दृष्ट्वेदम् ।
क्रियते गर्गपराशरकाश्यपवज्रादि रचितानि ॥ २ ॥
[वात्स्यादि]

tallakṣaṇāni munibhiryāni nibaddhāni tāni dṛṣṭvedam |
kriyate gargaparāśarakāśyapavajrādi racitāni || 2 ||
[vātsyādi]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.2 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 (21.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tallakshana, Muni, Yani, Yat, Nibaddha, Tad, Tani, Idam, Kriyat, Garga, Parashara, Kashyapa, Vajra, Racita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.2). 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: “tallakṣaṇāni munibhiryāni nibaddhāni tāni dṛṣṭvedam
  • tallakṣaṇāni -
  • tallakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • munibhir -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    muni (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • nibaddhāni -
  • nibaddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭve -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kriyate gargaparāśarakāśyapavajrādi racitāni || 2 |
  • kriyate -
  • kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single], [present passive third single]
  • garga -
  • garga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāśara -
  • parāśara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāśyapa -
  • kāśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vajrā -
  • vajra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • racitāni -
  • racita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rac -> racita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 2

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.2

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 21.2 in Kannada sript:
ತಲ್ಲಕ್ಷಣಾನಿ ಮುನಿಭಿರ್ಯಾನಿ ನಿಬದ್ಧಾನಿ ತಾನಿ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವೇದಮ್ ।
ಕ್ರಿಯತೇ ಗರ್ಗಪರಾಶರಕಾಶ್ಯಪವಜ್ರಾದಿ ರಚಿತಾನಿ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ವಾತ್ಸ್ಯಾದಿ]

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 21.2 in Gujarati sript:
તલ્લક્ષણાનિ મુનિભિર્યાનિ નિબદ્ધાનિ તાનિ દૃષ્ટ્વેદમ્ ।
ક્રિયતે ગર્ગપરાશરકાશ્યપવજ્રાદિ રચિતાનિ ॥ ૨ ॥
[વાત્સ્યાદિ]

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 21.2 in Kannada sript:
ತಲ್ಲಕ್ಷಣಾನಿ ಮುನಿಭಿರ್ಯಾನಿ ನಿಬದ್ಧಾನಿ ತಾನಿ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವೇದಮ್ ।
ಕ್ರಿಯತೇ ಗರ್ಗಪರಾಶರಕಾಶ್ಯಪವಜ್ರಾದಿ ರಚಿತಾನಿ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ವಾತ್ಸ್ಯಾದಿ]

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