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.

अन्यैश्च कुम्भैर्नृपनामचिह्नैर्देशाङ्कितैश्चाप्यपरैस्तथैव ।
भग्नैः स्रुतैर्न्यूनजलैः सुपूर्णैर्भाग्यानि वाच्यानि यथानुरूपम् ॥ २७ ॥

anyaiśca kumbhairnṛpanāmacihnairdeśāṅkitaiścāpyaparaistathaiva |
bhagnaiḥ srutairnyūnajalaiḥ supūrṇairbhāgyāni vācyāni yathānurūpam || 27 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 24.27 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 (24.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anya, Kumbha, Nripa, Naman, Cihna, Desha, Kita, Capin, Capya, Capi, Apara, Tatha, Bhagna, Sruta, Nyuna, Jala, Supurna, Bhagya, Vacya, Yatha, Anurupam, Anurupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.27). 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: “anyaiśca kumbhairnṛpanāmacihnairdeśāṅkitaiścāpyaparaistathaiva
  • anyaiś -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumbhair -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cihnair -
  • cihna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • deśāṅ -
  • deśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kitaiś -
  • kita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • aparais -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Line 2: “bhagnaiḥ srutairnyūnajalaiḥ supūrṇairbhāgyāni vācyāni yathānurūpam
  • bhagnaiḥ -
  • bhagna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bhagna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • srutair -
  • sruta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sruta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sru -> sruta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √sru class 1 verb]
    sru -> sruta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √sru class 1 verb]
  • nyūna -
  • nyūna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nyūna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jalaiḥ -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • supūrṇair -
  • supūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    supūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhāgyāni -
  • bhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vācyāni -
  • vācya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vac], [vocative plural from √vac], [accusative plural from √vac]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anurūpam -
  • anurūpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anurūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anurūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anurūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 24.27

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 24.27 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಯೈಶ್ಚ ಕುಮ್ಭೈರ್ನೃಪನಾಮಚಿಹ್ನೈರ್ದೇಶಾಙ್ಕಿತೈಶ್ಚಾಪ್ಯಪರೈಸ್ತಥೈವ ।
ಭಗ್ನೈಃ ಸ್ರುತೈರ್ನ್ಯೂನಜಲೈಃ ಸುಪೂರ್ಣೈರ್ಭಾಗ್ಯಾನಿ ವಾಚ್ಯಾನಿ ಯಥಾನುರೂಪಮ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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 24.27 in Gujarati sript:
અન્યૈશ્ચ કુમ્ભૈર્નૃપનામચિહ્નૈર્દેશાઙ્કિતૈશ્ચાપ્યપરૈસ્તથૈવ ।
ભગ્નૈઃ સ્રુતૈર્ન્યૂનજલૈઃ સુપૂર્ણૈર્ભાગ્યાનિ વાચ્યાનિ યથાનુરૂપમ્ ॥ ૨૭ ॥

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 24.27 in Kannada sript:
ಅನ್ಯೈಶ್ಚ ಕುಮ್ಭೈರ್ನೃಪನಾಮಚಿಹ್ನೈರ್ದೇಶಾಙ್ಕಿತೈಶ್ಚಾಪ್ಯಪರೈಸ್ತಥೈವ ।
ಭಗ್ನೈಃ ಸ್ರುತೈರ್ನ್ಯೂನಜಲೈಃ ಸುಪೂರ್ಣೈರ್ಭಾಗ್ಯಾನಿ ವಾಚ್ಯಾನಿ ಯಥಾನುರೂಪಮ್ ॥ ೨೭ ॥

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