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.

अच्छिन्नरज्जुं दृढकाष्ठमातृकं सुश्लिष्टयन्त्रार्गलपादतोरणम् ।
उत्थापयेल् लक्ष्म सहस्रचक्षुषः सारद्रुमाभग्नकुमारिकान्वितम् ॥ ५८ ॥

acchinnarajjuṃ dṛḍhakāṣṭhamātṛkaṃ suśliṣṭayantrārgalapādatoraṇam |
utthāpayel lakṣma sahasracakṣuṣaḥ sāradrumābhagnakumārikānvitam || 58 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 42.58 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 (42.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Acchinna, Rajju, Dridha, Kashtham, Kashtha, Ric, Sushlishta, Yantri, Yantra, Argala, Padatah, Rana, Uttha, Lakshman, Sahasracakshus, Saradruma, Abhagna, Kumarika, Vita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 42.58). 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: “acchinnarajjuṃ dṛḍhakāṣṭhamātṛkaṃ suśliṣṭayantrārgalapādatoraṇam
  • acchinna -
  • acchinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acchinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rajjum -
  • rajju (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛḍha -
  • dṛḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāṣṭham -
  • kāṣṭham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ṛk -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • suśliṣṭa -
  • suśliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suśliṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yantrā -
  • yantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    yantṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yantra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yantr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ārgala -
  • ārgala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pādato -
  • pādataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • raṇam -
  • raṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    raṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “utthāpayel lakṣma sahasracakṣuṣaḥ sāradrumābhagnakumārikānvitam
  • utthā -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpayel -
  • āp (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • lakṣma -
  • lakṣman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sahasracakṣuṣaḥ -
  • sahasracakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sahasracakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sāradrumā -
  • sāradruma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhagna -
  • abhagna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhagna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumārikān -
  • kumārika (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitam -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 42.58

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 42.58 in Kannada sript:
ಅಚ್ಛಿನ್ನರಜ್ಜುಂ ದೃಢಕಾಷ್ಠಮಾತೃಕಂ ಸುಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಯನ್ತ್ರಾರ್ಗಲಪಾದತೋರಣಮ್ ।
ಉತ್ಥಾಪಯೇಲ್ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮ ಸಹಸ್ರಚಕ್ಷುಷಃ ಸಾರದ್ರುಮಾಭಗ್ನಕುಮಾರಿಕಾನ್ವಿತಮ್ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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 42.58 in Gujarati sript:
અચ્છિન્નરજ્જું દૃઢકાષ્ઠમાતૃકં સુશ્લિષ્ટયન્ત્રાર્ગલપાદતોરણમ્ ।
ઉત્થાપયેલ્ લક્ષ્મ સહસ્રચક્ષુષઃ સારદ્રુમાભગ્નકુમારિકાન્વિતમ્ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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 42.58 in Kannada sript:
ಅಚ್ಛಿನ್ನರಜ್ಜುಂ ದೃಢಕಾಷ್ಠಮಾತೃಕಂ ಸುಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಯನ್ತ್ರಾರ್ಗಲಪಾದತೋರಣಮ್ ।
ಉತ್ಥಾಪಯೇಲ್ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮ ಸಹಸ್ರಚಕ್ಷುಷಃ ಸಾರದ್ರುಮಾಭಗ್ನಕುಮಾರಿಕಾನ್ವಿತಮ್ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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