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.

के चिद् यथाभिवृष्टं दशयोजनमण्डलं वदन्त्यन्ये ।
गर्गवसिष्ठपराशरमतमेतद्द्वादशान्न परम् ॥ ४ ॥

ke cid yathābhivṛṣṭaṃ daśayojanamaṇḍalaṃ vadantyanye |
gargavasiṣṭhaparāśaramatametaddvādaśānna param || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 23.4 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 (23.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Cit, Yatha, Abhivrishta, Dashayojana, Anda, Vadat, Vadanti, Anya, Garga, Vasishtha, Parashara, Asmad, Tad, Tat, Dvadasha, Param, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 23.4). 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: “ke cid yathābhivṛṣṭaṃ daśayojanamaṇḍalaṃ vadantyanye
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • abhivṛṣṭam -
  • abhivṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhivṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhivṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • daśayojanam -
  • daśayojana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daśayojana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daśayojanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadantya -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “gargavasiṣṭhaparāśaramatametaddvādaśānna param
  • garga -
  • garga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasiṣṭha -
  • vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vasiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāśaram -
  • parāśara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ata -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dvādaśānn -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 23.4

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 23.4 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇ ಚಿದ್ ಯಥಾಭಿವೃಷ್ಟಂ ದಶಯೋಜನಮಣ್ಡಲಂ ವದನ್ತ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ।
ಗರ್ಗವಸಿಷ್ಠಪರಾಶರಮತಮೇತದ್ದ್ವಾದಶಾನ್ನ ಪರಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 23.4 in Gujarati sript:
કે ચિદ્ યથાભિવૃષ્ટં દશયોજનમણ્ડલં વદન્ત્યન્યે ।
ગર્ગવસિષ્ઠપરાશરમતમેતદ્દ્વાદશાન્ન પરમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 23.4 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇ ಚಿದ್ ಯಥಾಭಿವೃಷ್ಟಂ ದಶಯೋಜನಮಣ್ಡಲಂ ವದನ್ತ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ।
ಗರ್ಗವಸಿಷ್ಠಪರಾಶರಮತಮೇತದ್ದ್ವಾದಶಾನ್ನ ಪರಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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