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.

पुण्येष्वायतनेषु च तीर्थेषूद्यानरम्यदेशेषु ।
पूर्वोदक्प्लवभूमौ प्रदक्षिणाम्भोवहायां च ॥ १५ ॥

puṇyeṣvāyataneṣu ca tīrtheṣūdyānaramyadeśeṣu |
pūrvodakplavabhūmau pradakṣiṇāmbhovahāyāṃ ca || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 47.15 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 (47.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Punya, Ayatana, Tirtha, Udyana, Ramyadesha, Purvodakplava, Bhuma, Bhumi, Pradakshina, Bha, Bhu, Vaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 47.15). 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: “puṇyeṣvāyataneṣu ca tīrtheṣūdyānaramyadeśeṣu
  • puṇyeṣvā -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • āyataneṣu -
  • āyatana (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tīrtheṣū -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • udyāna -
  • udyāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ramyadeśeṣu -
  • ramyadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ramyadeśa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “pūrvodakplavabhūmau pradakṣiṇāmbhovahāyāṃ ca
  • pūrvodakplava -
  • pūrvodakplava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrvodakplava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pradakṣiṇām -
  • pradakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • vahāyām -
  • vahā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 47.15

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 47.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಣ್ಯೇಷ್ವಾಯತನೇಷು ಚ ತೀರ್ಥೇಷೂದ್ಯಾನರಮ್ಯದೇಶೇಷು ।
ಪೂರ್ವೋದಕ್ಪ್ಲವಭೂಮೌ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮ್ಭೋವಹಾಯಾಂ ಚ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 47.15 in Gujarati sript:
પુણ્યેષ્વાયતનેષુ ચ તીર્થેષૂદ્યાનરમ્યદેશેષુ ।
પૂર્વોદક્પ્લવભૂમૌ પ્રદક્ષિણામ્ભોવહાયાં ચ ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 47.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಣ್ಯೇಷ್ವಾಯತನೇಷು ಚ ತೀರ್ಥೇಷೂದ್ಯಾನರಮ್ಯದೇಶೇಷು ।
ಪೂರ್ವೋದಕ್ಪ್ಲವಭೂಮೌ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಮ್ಭೋವಹಾಯಾಂ ಚ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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