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.

वेदव्यासे मन्त्रिणि विनायके वैकृतं चमूनाथे ।
धातरि सविश्वकर्मणि लोकाभावाय निर्दिष्टम् ॥ १२ ॥

vedavyāse mantriṇi vināyake vaikṛtaṃ camūnāthe |
dhātari saviśvakarmaṇi lokābhāvāya nirdiṣṭam || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.12 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 (45.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vedavyasa, Mantrini, Mantrin, Mantri, Vinayaka, Vaikrita, Camunatha, Dhatri, Karmani, Karman, Lokabha, Aya, Nirdishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.12). 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: “vedavyāse mantriṇi vināyake vaikṛtaṃ camūnāthe
  • vedavyāse -
  • vedavyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mantriṇi -
  • mantriṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    mantrī (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vināyake -
  • vināyaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vināyaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vināyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vaikṛtam -
  • vaikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaikṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • camūnāthe -
  • camūnātha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “dhātari saviśvakarmaṇi lokābhāvāya nirdiṣṭam
  • dhātari -
  • dhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • savi -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śva -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • karmaṇi -
  • karmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karmaṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    karmaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • lokābhāvā -
  • lokābha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āya -
  • āya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • nirdiṣṭam -
  • nirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirdiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirdiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.12

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 45.12 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸೇ ಮನ್ತ್ರಿಣಿ ವಿನಾಯಕೇ ವೈಕೃತಂ ಚಮೂನಾಥೇ ।
ಧಾತರಿ ಸವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮಣಿ ಲೋಕಾಭಾವಾಯ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 45.12 in Gujarati sript:
વેદવ્યાસે મન્ત્રિણિ વિનાયકે વૈકૃતં ચમૂનાથે ।
ધાતરિ સવિશ્વકર્મણિ લોકાભાવાય નિર્દિષ્ટમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 45.12 in Kannada sript:
ವೇದವ್ಯಾಸೇ ಮನ್ತ್ರಿಣಿ ವಿನಾಯಕೇ ವೈಕೃತಂ ಚಮೂನಾಥೇ ।
ಧಾತರಿ ಸವಿಶ್ವಕರ್ಮಣಿ ಲೋಕಾಭಾವಾಯ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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