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.

येन धरित्री मुद्रा जनिता वा बिन्दवस्तृणाग्रेषु ।
वृष्टेन तेन वाच्यं परिमाणं वारिणः प्रथमम् ॥ ३ ॥

yena dharitrī mudrā janitā vā bindavastṛṇāgreṣu |
vṛṣṭena tena vācyaṃ parimāṇaṃ vāriṇaḥ prathamam || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 23.3 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 (23.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yena, Yah, Yat, Dharitri, Mudra, Janita, Var, Bindu, Trina, Tri, Agra, Vrishta, Tad, Tena, Vacya, Parimana, Vari, Prathamam, Prathama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 23.3). 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: “yena dharitrī mudrā janitā bindavastṛṇāgreṣu
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dharitrī -
  • dharitrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • mudrā* -
  • mudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mudrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • janitā* -
  • janita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> janita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan]
    jan -> janitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
  • 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]
  • bindavas -
  • bindu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tṛṇā -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • agreṣu -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “vṛṣṭena tena vācyaṃ parimāṇaṃ vāriṇaḥ prathamam
  • vṛṣṭena -
  • vṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vṛṣ -> vṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ -> vṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛś -> vṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √vṛś class 4 verb]
    vṛś -> vṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √vṛś class 4 verb]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second 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]
  • vāriṇaḥ -
  • vāri (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • prathamam -
  • prathamam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prathamam (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    prathamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prathama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prathama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prathamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 23.3

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 23.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇನ ಧರಿತ್ರೀ ಮುದ್ರಾ ಜನಿತಾ ವಾ ಬಿನ್ದವಸ್ತೃಣಾಗ್ರೇಷು ।
ವೃಷ್ಟೇನ ತೇನ ವಾಚ್ಯಂ ಪರಿಮಾಣಂ ವಾರಿಣಃ ಪ್ರಥಮಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 23.3 in Gujarati sript:
યેન ધરિત્રી મુદ્રા જનિતા વા બિન્દવસ્તૃણાગ્રેષુ ।
વૃષ્ટેન તેન વાચ્યં પરિમાણં વારિણઃ પ્રથમમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 23.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇನ ಧರಿತ್ರೀ ಮುದ್ರಾ ಜನಿತಾ ವಾ ಬಿನ್ದವಸ್ತೃಣಾಗ್ರೇಷು ।
ವೃಷ್ಟೇನ ತೇನ ವಾಚ್ಯಂ ಪರಿಮಾಣಂ ವಾರಿಣಃ ಪ್ರಥಮಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥

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