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 सत्येन चन्द्रार्कौ ग्रहा ज्योतिर्गणास्तथा ।
उत्तिष्ठन्तीह पूर्वेण पश्चादस्तं व्रजन्ति च ॥ ३ ॥

yena satyena candrārkau grahā jyotirgaṇāstathā |
uttiṣṭhantīha pūrveṇa paścādastaṃ vrajanti ca || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 26.3 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 (26.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yena, Yah, Yat, Satya, Candrarka, Graha, Jyotirgana, Tatha, Purvena, Purva, Pashcat, Pashca, Astam, Asta, Vrajat, Vrajanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.3). 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 satyena candrārkau grahā jyotirgaṇāstathā
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • satyena -
  • satya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • candrārkau -
  • candrārka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • grahā* -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jyotirgaṇās -
  • jyotirgaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “uttiṣṭhantīha pūrveṇa paścādastaṃ vrajanti ca
  • Cannot analyse uttiṣṭhantīha*pū
  • pūrveṇa -
  • pūrveṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • paścād -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • astam -
  • astam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    astā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vrajanti -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vraj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 26.3

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 26.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇನ ಸತ್ಯೇನ ಚನ್ದ್ರಾರ್ಕೌ ಗ್ರಹಾ ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಗಣಾಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಉತ್ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತೀಹ ಪೂರ್ವೇಣ ಪಶ್ಚಾದಸ್ತಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತಿ ಚ ॥ 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 26.3 in Gujarati sript:
યેન સત્યેન ચન્દ્રાર્કૌ ગ્રહા જ્યોતિર્ગણાસ્તથા ।
ઉત્તિષ્ઠન્તીહ પૂર્વેણ પશ્ચાદસ્તં વ્રજન્તિ ચ ॥ 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 26.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇನ ಸತ್ಯೇನ ಚನ್ದ್ರಾರ್ಕೌ ಗ್ರಹಾ ಜ್ಯೋತಿರ್ಗಣಾಸ್ತಥಾ ।
ಉತ್ತಿಷ್ಠನ್ತೀಹ ಪೂರ್ವೇಣ ಪಶ್ಚಾದಸ್ತಂ ವ್ರಜನ್ತಿ ಚ ॥ ೩ ॥

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