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.

तारा फलपादकरी फलार्धदात्री प्रकीर्तिता धिष्ण्या ।
तिस्रः सम्पूर्णफला विद्युदथोल्काशनिश्चेति ॥ ३ ॥

tārā phalapādakarī phalārdhadātrī prakīrtitā dhiṣṇyā |
tisraḥ sampūrṇaphalā vidyudatholkāśaniśceti || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 33.3 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 (33.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tara, Phala, Padaka, Prakirtita, Dhishnya, Dhishni, Tisri, Sampurnaphala, Vidyut, Atha, Atho, Ulka, Ashani, Ceti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.3). 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: “tārā phalapādakarī phalārdhadātrī prakīrtitā dhiṣṇyā
  • tārā -
  • tārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pādaka -
  • pādaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pādaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • phalā -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ārdhad -
  • ṛdh (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • prakīrtitā* -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhiṣṇyā -
  • dhiṣṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhiṣṇī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dhiṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tisraḥ sampūrṇaphalā vidyudatholkāśaniśceti
  • tisra -
  • tisṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tisṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tisṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sampūrṇaphalā* -
  • sampūrṇaphala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vidyud -
  • vidyut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidyut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • atho -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ulkā -
  • ulka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ulkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśaniś -
  • aśani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aśani (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 33.3

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 33.3 in Kannada sript:
ತಾರಾ ಫಲಪಾದಕರೀ ಫಲಾರ್ಧದಾತ್ರೀ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಾ ಧಿಷ್ಣ್ಯಾ ।
ತಿಸ್ರಃ ಸಮ್ಪೂರ್ಣಫಲಾ ವಿದ್ಯುದಥೋಲ್ಕಾಶನಿಶ್ಚೇತಿ ॥ 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 33.3 in Gujarati sript:
તારા ફલપાદકરી ફલાર્ધદાત્રી પ્રકીર્તિતા ધિષ્ણ્યા ।
તિસ્રઃ સમ્પૂર્ણફલા વિદ્યુદથોલ્કાશનિશ્ચેતિ ॥ 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 33.3 in Kannada sript:
ತಾರಾ ಫಲಪಾದಕರೀ ಫಲಾರ್ಧದಾತ್ರೀ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಾ ಧಿಷ್ಣ್ಯಾ ।
ತಿಸ್ರಃ ಸಮ್ಪೂರ್ಣಫಲಾ ವಿದ್ಯುದಥೋಲ್ಕಾಶನಿಶ್ಚೇತಿ ॥ ೩ ॥

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