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.

पूर्वाभिमुखः श्रीमान्वैयाघ्रे चर्मणि स्थितो राजा ।
तिष्ठेदनलसमीपे तुरगभिषग्दैववित्सहितः ॥ १३ ॥

pūrvābhimukhaḥ śrīmānvaiyāghre carmaṇi sthito rājā |
tiṣṭhedanalasamīpe turagabhiṣagdaivavitsahitaḥ || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 43.13 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 (43.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvabhimukha, Shrimat, Vaiyaghra, Carman, Sthita, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Analasa, Turaga, Bhishaj, Daivavid, Sahitri, Sahita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 43.13). 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: “pūrvābhimukhaḥ śrīmānvaiyāghre carmaṇi sthito rājā
  • pūrvābhimukhaḥ -
  • pūrvābhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrīmān -
  • śrīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaiyāghre -
  • vaiyāghra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaiyāghra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vaiyāghrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • carmaṇi -
  • carman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sthito* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “tiṣṭhedanalasamīpe turagabhiṣagdaivavitsahitaḥ
  • tiṣṭhed -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • analasam -
  • analasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    analasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    analasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pe -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • turaga -
  • turaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhiṣag -
  • bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhiṣaj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daivavit -
  • daivavid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    daivavid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sahitaḥ -
  • sahitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 43.13

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 43.13 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವಾಭಿಮುಖಃ ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ವೈಯಾಘ್ರೇ ಚರ್ಮಣಿ ಸ್ಥಿತೋ ರಾಜಾ ।
ತಿಷ್ಠೇದನಲಸಮೀಪೇ ತುರಗಭಿಷಗ್ದೈವವಿತ್ಸಹಿತಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 43.13 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વાભિમુખઃ શ્રીમાન્વૈયાઘ્રે ચર્મણિ સ્થિતો રાજા ।
તિષ્ઠેદનલસમીપે તુરગભિષગ્દૈવવિત્સહિતઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 43.13 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವಾಭಿಮುಖಃ ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ವೈಯಾಘ್ರೇ ಚರ್ಮಣಿ ಸ್ಥಿತೋ ರಾಜಾ ।
ತಿಷ್ಠೇದನಲಸಮೀಪೇ ತುರಗಭಿಷಗ್ದೈವವಿತ್ಸಹಿತಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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