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.

शुभमध्येऽलिनि सूर्याद्गुरुशशिनोः सप्तमे परा सम्पत् ।
अल्यादिस्थे सवितरि गुरौ द्वितीयेऽर्धनिष्पत्तिः ॥ ५ ॥

śubhamadhye'lini sūryādguruśaśinoḥ saptame parā sampat |
alyādisthe savitari gurau dvitīye'rdhaniṣpattiḥ || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 39.5 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 (39.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shubha, Shubh, Adhi, Alin, Alini, Surya, Guru, Shashin, Saptama, Para, Sampad, Sampat, Ali, Adi, Tha, Savitri, Dvitiya, Ardha, Nishpatti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 39.5). 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: “śubhamadhye'lini sūryādguruśaśinoḥ saptame parā sampat
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhye' -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • alini -
  • alinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sūryād -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [ablative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [ablative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śaśinoḥ -
  • śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • saptame -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saptama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • parā -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sampat -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sampat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “alyādisthe savitari gurau dvitīye'rdhaniṣpattiḥ
  • alyā -
  • ali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    alin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    al -> alya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √al]
  • ādis -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • savitari -
  • savitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gurau -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dvitīye' -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ardha -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣpattiḥ -
  • niṣpatti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 39.5

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 39.5 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಭಮಧ್ಯೇಽಲಿನಿ ಸೂರ್ಯಾದ್ಗುರುಶಶಿನೋಃ ಸಪ್ತಮೇ ಪರಾ ಸಮ್ಪತ್ ।
ಅಲ್ಯಾದಿಸ್ಥೇ ಸವಿತರಿ ಗುರೌ ದ್ವಿತೀಯೇಽರ್ಧನಿಷ್ಪತ್ತಿಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 39.5 in Gujarati sript:
શુભમધ્યેઽલિનિ સૂર્યાદ્ગુરુશશિનોઃ સપ્તમે પરા સમ્પત્ ।
અલ્યાદિસ્થે સવિતરિ ગુરૌ દ્વિતીયેઽર્ધનિષ્પત્તિઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 39.5 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಭಮಧ್ಯೇಽಲಿನಿ ಸೂರ್ಯಾದ್ಗುರುಶಶಿನೋಃ ಸಪ್ತಮೇ ಪರಾ ಸಮ್ಪತ್ ।
ಅಲ್ಯಾದಿಸ್ಥೇ ಸವಿತರಿ ಗುರೌ ದ್ವಿತೀಯೇಽರ್ಧನಿಷ್ಪತ್ತಿಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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