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.

ज्यैष्ठ्यां समतीतायां पूर्वाषाढादिसम्प्रवृष्टेन ।
शुभमशुभं वा वाच्यं परिमाणं चाम्भसस्तज्ज्ञैः ॥ १ ॥

jyaiṣṭhyāṃ samatītāyāṃ pūrvāṣāḍhādisampravṛṣṭena |
śubhamaśubhaṃ vā vācyaṃ parimāṇaṃ cāmbhasastajjñaiḥ || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 23.1 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 (23.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jyaishthi, Samatita, Purvashadha, Sampravrishta, Shubha, Shubh, Ashubha, Var, Vacya, Parimana, Bhasa, Tajjna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 23.1). 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: “jyaiṣṭhyāṃ samatītāyāṃ pūrvāṣāḍhādisampravṛṣṭena
  • jyaiṣṭhyām -
  • jyaiṣṭhī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • samatītāyām -
  • samatītā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • pūrvāṣāḍhā -
  • pūrvāṣāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrvāṣāḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrvāṣāḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sampravṛṣṭena -
  • sampravṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sampravṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “śubhamaśubhaṃ vācyaṃ parimāṇaṃ cāmbhasastajjñaiḥ
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aśubham -
  • aśubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vācyam -
  • vācya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vācya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vācyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √vac]
    vac -> vācyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac], [accusative single from √vac]
  • parimāṇam -
  • parimāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhasas -
  • bhasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tajjñaiḥ -
  • tajjña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tajjña (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 23.1

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 23.1 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಯೈಷ್ಠ್ಯಾಂ ಸಮತೀತಾಯಾಂ ಪೂರ್ವಾಷಾಢಾದಿಸಮ್ಪ್ರವೃಷ್ಟೇನ ।
ಶುಭಮಶುಭಂ ವಾ ವಾಚ್ಯಂ ಪರಿಮಾಣಂ ಚಾಮ್ಭಸಸ್ತಜ್ಜ್ಞೈಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 23.1 in Gujarati sript:
જ્યૈષ્ઠ્યાં સમતીતાયાં પૂર્વાષાઢાદિસમ્પ્રવૃષ્ટેન ।
શુભમશુભં વા વાચ્યં પરિમાણં ચામ્ભસસ્તજ્જ્ઞૈઃ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 23.1 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಯೈಷ್ಠ್ಯಾಂ ಸಮತೀತಾಯಾಂ ಪೂರ್ವಾಷಾಢಾದಿಸಮ್ಪ್ರವೃಷ್ಟೇನ ।
ಶುಭಮಶುಭಂ ವಾ ವಾಚ್ಯಂ ಪರಿಮಾಣಂ ಚಾಮ್ಭಸಸ್ತಜ್ಜ್ಞೈಃ ॥ ೧ ॥

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