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.

दिव्यं ग्रहर्क्षवैकृतमुल्कानिर्घातपवनपरिवेषाः ।
गन्धर्वपुरपुरन्दरचापादि यदान्तरिक्षं तत् ॥ ४ ॥

divyaṃ graharkṣavaikṛtamulkānirghātapavanapariveṣāḥ |
gandharvapurapurandaracāpādi yadāntarikṣaṃ tat || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.4 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 (45.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Divya, Graha, Riksha, Vaikrita, Ulka, Ghata, Pavana, Parivesha, Gandharvapura, Purandaracapa, Yada, Yad, Antariksha, Tat, Tad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.4). 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: “divyaṃ graharkṣavaikṛtamulkānirghātapavanapariveṣāḥ
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • grahar -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛkṣa -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaikṛtam -
  • vaikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaikṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ulkān -
  • ulka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghāta -
  • ghāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pavana -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pariveṣāḥ -
  • pariveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “gandharvapurapurandaracāpādi yadāntarikṣaṃ tat
  • gandharvapura -
  • gandharvapura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purandaracāpā -
  • purandaracāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • antarikṣam -
  • antarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.4

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 45.4 in Kannada sript:
ದಿವ್ಯಂ ಗ್ರಹರ್ಕ್ಷವೈಕೃತಮುಲ್ಕಾನಿರ್ಘಾತಪವನಪರಿವೇಷಾಃ ।
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಪುರಪುರನ್ದರಚಾಪಾದಿ ಯದಾನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಂ ತತ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 45.4 in Gujarati sript:
દિવ્યં ગ્રહર્ક્ષવૈકૃતમુલ્કાનિર્ઘાતપવનપરિવેષાઃ ।
ગન્ધર્વપુરપુરન્દરચાપાદિ યદાન્તરિક્ષં તત્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 45.4 in Kannada sript:
ದಿವ್ಯಂ ಗ್ರಹರ್ಕ್ಷವೈಕೃತಮುಲ್ಕಾನಿರ್ಘಾತಪವನಪರಿವೇಷಾಃ ।
ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಪುರಪುರನ್ದರಚಾಪಾದಿ ಯದಾನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಂ ತತ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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