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.

तत्रार्धमासाः प्रहरैर्विकल्प्या वर्षानिमित्तं दिवसास्तदंशैः ।
सव्येन गच्छच्छुभदः सदैव यस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठा बलवान् स वायुः ॥ १० ॥

tatrārdhamāsāḥ praharairvikalpyā varṣānimittaṃ divasāstadaṃśaiḥ |
savyena gacchacchubhadaḥ sadaiva yasminpratiṣṭhā balavān sa vāyuḥ || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 24.10 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 (24.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Ardhamasa, Prahara, Vikalpya, Varsha, Animitta, Divasa, Tadam, Tada, Sha, Savya, Gacchat, Shubhada, Sadaiva, Yah, Yat, Pratishtha, Balavat, Vayu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.10). 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: “tatrārdhamāsāḥ praharairvikalpyā varṣānimittaṃ divasāstadaṃśaiḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ardhamāsāḥ -
  • ardhamāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • praharair -
  • prahara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vikalpyā* -
  • vikalpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikalpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • varṣā -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • animittam -
  • animitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    animitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    animittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • divasās -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tadaṃ -
  • tadam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śaiḥ -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “savyena gacchacchubhadaḥ sadaiva yasminpratiṣṭhā balavān sa vāyuḥ
  • savyena -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √su class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √su class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
  • gacchacch -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śubhadaḥ -
  • śubhada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadaiva -
  • sadaiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadaiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pratiṣṭhā* -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pratiṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • balavān -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāyuḥ -
  • vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 24.10

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 24.10 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಾರ್ಧಮಾಸಾಃ ಪ್ರಹರೈರ್ವಿಕಲ್ಪ್ಯಾ ವರ್ಷಾನಿಮಿತ್ತಂ ದಿವಸಾಸ್ತದಂಶೈಃ ।
ಸವ್ಯೇನ ಗಚ್ಛಚ್ಛುಭದಃ ಸದೈವ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾ ಬಲವಾನ್ ಸ ವಾಯುಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 24.10 in Gujarati sript:
તત્રાર્ધમાસાઃ પ્રહરૈર્વિકલ્પ્યા વર્ષાનિમિત્તં દિવસાસ્તદંશૈઃ ।
સવ્યેન ગચ્છચ્છુભદઃ સદૈવ યસ્મિન્પ્રતિષ્ઠા બલવાન્ સ વાયુઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 24.10 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರಾರ್ಧಮಾಸಾಃ ಪ್ರಹರೈರ್ವಿಕಲ್ಪ್ಯಾ ವರ್ಷಾನಿಮಿತ್ತಂ ದಿವಸಾಸ್ತದಂಶೈಃ ।
ಸವ್ಯೇನ ಗಚ್ಛಚ್ಛುಭದಃ ಸದೈವ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾ ಬಲವಾನ್ ಸ ವಾಯುಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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