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.

ब्रूयादर्घविशेषान्प्रतिमासं राशिषु क्रमात्सूर्ये ।
अन्यतिथाव् उत्पाता ये ते डमरार्तये राज्ञाम् ॥ २ ॥

brūyādarghaviśeṣānpratimāsaṃ rāśiṣu kramātsūrye |
anyatithāv utpātā ye te ḍamarārtaye rājñām || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 41.2 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 (41.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Argha, Vishesha, Pratima, Asa, Rashi, Kramat, Krama, Surya, Utpata, Yah, Yat, Tad, Yushmad, Damara, Arti, Rajan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 41.2). 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: “brūyādarghaviśeṣānpratimāsaṃ rāśiṣu kramātsūrye
  • brūyād -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • argha -
  • argha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    argh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viśeṣān -
  • viśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pratimā -
  • pratima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • āsam -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    as -> āsam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • rāśiṣu -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    rāśī (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sūrye -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • Line 2: “anyatithāv utpātā ye te ḍamarārtaye rājñām
  • Cannot analyse anyatithāv*ut
  • utpātā* -
  • utpāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ḍamarā -
  • ḍamara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • artaye -
  • arti (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • rājñām -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 41.2

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 41.2 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರೂಯಾದರ್ಘವಿಶೇಷಾನ್ಪ್ರತಿಮಾಸಂ ರಾಶಿಷು ಕ್ರಮಾತ್ಸೂರ್ಯೇ ।
ಅನ್ಯತಿಥಾವ್ ಉತ್ಪಾತಾ ಯೇ ತೇ ಡಮರಾರ್ತಯೇ ರಾಜ್ಞಾಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 41.2 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રૂયાદર્ઘવિશેષાન્પ્રતિમાસં રાશિષુ ક્રમાત્સૂર્યે ।
અન્યતિથાવ્ ઉત્પાતા યે તે ડમરાર્તયે રાજ્ઞામ્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 41.2 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರೂಯಾದರ್ಘವಿಶೇಷಾನ್ಪ್ರತಿಮಾಸಂ ರಾಶಿಷು ಕ್ರಮಾತ್ಸೂರ್ಯೇ ।
ಅನ್ಯತಿಥಾವ್ ಉತ್ಪಾತಾ ಯೇ ತೇ ಡಮರಾರ್ತಯೇ ರಾಜ್ಞಾಮ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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