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.

पूर्वं चरति देवेषु पश्चाच्चरति मानुषान् ।
नाचोदिता वाग्वदति सत्या ह्येषा सरस्वती ॥ ९७ ॥
[गच्छति]

pūrvaṃ carati deveṣu paścāccarati mānuṣān |
nācoditā vāgvadati satyā hyeṣā sarasvatī || 97 ||
[gacchati]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.97 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 (45.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvam, Purva, Deva, Pashcat, Pashca, Manusha, Nri, Codita, Vagvat, Ati, Sati, Satya, Esha, Sarasvat, Sarasvati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.97). 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: “pūrvaṃ carati deveṣu paścāccarati mānuṣān
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • deveṣu -
  • deveṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    deva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • paścāc -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • mānuṣān -
  • mānuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nācoditā vāgvadati satyā hyeṣā sarasvatī || 97 |
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • coditā* -
  • codita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    coditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    cud -> codita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √cud], [vocative plural from √cud]
    cud -> coditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √cud], [vocative plural from √cud], [accusative plural from √cud]
  • vāgvad -
  • vāgvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vāgvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • satyā* -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarasvatī -
  • sarasvatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sarasvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse 97

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.97

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 45.97 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಚರತಿ ದೇವೇಷು ಪಶ್ಚಾಚ್ಚರತಿ ಮಾನುಷಾನ್ ।
ನಾಚೋದಿತಾ ವಾಗ್ವದತಿ ಸತ್ಯಾ ಹ್ಯೇಷಾ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ॥ ೯೭ ॥
[ಗಚ್ಛತಿ]

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 45.97 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વં ચરતિ દેવેષુ પશ્ચાચ્ચરતિ માનુષાન્ ।
નાચોદિતા વાગ્વદતિ સત્યા હ્યેષા સરસ્વતી ॥ ૯૭ ॥
[ગચ્છતિ]

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 45.97 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಚರತಿ ದೇವೇಷು ಪಶ್ಚಾಚ್ಚರತಿ ಮಾನುಷಾನ್ ।
ನಾಚೋದಿತಾ ವಾಗ್ವದತಿ ಸತ್ಯಾ ಹ್ಯೇಷಾ ಸರಸ್ವತೀ ॥ ೯೭ ॥
[ಗಚ್ಛತಿ]

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