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.

चतुष्पादाः स्वयूथेभ्यस्त्यक्तव्याः परभूमिषु ।
नगरं स्वामिनं यूथमन्यथा तु विनाशयेत् ॥ ५४ ॥

catuṣpādāḥ svayūthebhyastyaktavyāḥ parabhūmiṣu |
nagaraṃ svāminaṃ yūthamanyathā tu vināśayet || 54 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.54 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 (45.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Catushpada, Svayu, Tha, Tyaktavya, Parabhumi, Nagara, Svamin, Yutha, Anyatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.54). 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: “catuṣpādāḥ svayūthebhyastyaktavyāḥ parabhūmiṣu
  • catuṣpādāḥ -
  • catuṣpāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    catuṣpādā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • svayū -
  • svayu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    svayu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • thebhyas -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • tyaktavyāḥ -
  • tyaktavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tyaktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tyaj -> tyaktavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyaktavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • parabhūmiṣu -
  • parabhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “nagaraṃ svāminaṃ yūthamanyathā tu vināśayet
  • nagaram -
  • nagaram (adverb)
    [adverb]
    nagara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svāminam -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yūtham -
  • yūtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yūtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anyathā -
  • anyathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • nāśayet -
  • naś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
    naś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.54

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 45.54 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುಷ್ಪಾದಾಃ ಸ್ವಯೂಥೇಭ್ಯಸ್ತ್ಯಕ್ತವ್ಯಾಃ ಪರಭೂಮಿಷು ।
ನಗರಂ ಸ್ವಾಮಿನಂ ಯೂಥಮನ್ಯಥಾ ತು ವಿನಾಶಯೇತ್ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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 45.54 in Gujarati sript:
ચતુષ્પાદાઃ સ્વયૂથેભ્યસ્ત્યક્તવ્યાઃ પરભૂમિષુ ।
નગરં સ્વામિનં યૂથમન્યથા તુ વિનાશયેત્ ॥ ૫૪ ॥

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 45.54 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುಷ್ಪಾದಾಃ ಸ್ವಯೂಥೇಭ್ಯಸ್ತ್ಯಕ್ತವ್ಯಾಃ ಪರಭೂಮಿಷು ।
ನಗರಂ ಸ್ವಾಮಿನಂ ಯೂಥಮನ್ಯಥಾ ತು ವಿನಾಶಯೇತ್ ॥ ೫೪ ॥

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