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.

यन्नक्षत्रमुपगते गर्भश्चन्द्रे भवेत्स चन्द्रवशात् ।
पञ्चनवते दिनशते तत्रैव प्रसवमायाति ॥ ७ ॥

yannakṣatramupagate garbhaścandre bhavetsa candravaśāt |
pañcanavate dinaśate tatraiva prasavamāyāti || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.7 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 (21.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yat, Akshatra, Upagata, Upagati, Garbha, Candra, Candri, Candravasha, Pancanavata, Pancanavati, Dina, Shata, Tatraiva, Prasava, Ayat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.7). 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: “yannakṣatramupagate garbhaścandre bhavetsa candravaśāt
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • akṣatram -
  • akṣatra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akṣatrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • upagate -
  • upagata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upagata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upagatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    upagati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • garbhaś -
  • garbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • candre -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    candrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    candri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    candri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • candravaśā -
  • candravaśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “pañcanavate dinaśate tatraiva prasavamāyāti
  • pañcanavate -
  • pañcanavata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pañcanavata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pañcanavati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dina -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śate -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • prasavam -
  • prasava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āyāti -
  • āyāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.7

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 21.7 in Kannada sript:
ಯನ್ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಮುಪಗತೇ ಗರ್ಭಶ್ಚನ್ದ್ರೇ ಭವೇತ್ಸ ಚನ್ದ್ರವಶಾತ್ ।
ಪಞ್ಚನವತೇ ದಿನಶತೇ ತತ್ರೈವ ಪ್ರಸವಮಾಯಾತಿ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 21.7 in Gujarati sript:
યન્નક્ષત્રમુપગતે ગર્ભશ્ચન્દ્રે ભવેત્સ ચન્દ્રવશાત્ ।
પઞ્ચનવતે દિનશતે તત્રૈવ પ્રસવમાયાતિ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 21.7 in Kannada sript:
ಯನ್ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಮುಪಗತೇ ಗರ್ಭಶ್ಚನ್ದ್ರೇ ಭವೇತ್ಸ ಚನ್ದ್ರವಶಾತ್ ।
ಪಞ್ಚನವತೇ ದಿನಶತೇ ತತ್ರೈವ ಪ್ರಸವಮಾಯಾತಿ ॥ ೭ ॥

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