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.

यत्र च येन गृहीतं विबुधेनाधिष्ठितः स तत्रैव ।
तदमरमयं विधाता वास्तुनरं कल्पयामास ॥ ३ ॥

yatra ca yena gṛhītaṃ vibudhenādhiṣṭhitaḥ sa tatraiva |
tadamaramayaṃ vidhātā vāstunaraṃ kalpayāmāsa || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.3 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 (52.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatra, Yena, Yah, Yat, Grihita, Vibudha, Adhishthita, Tatraiva, Tadam, Tada, Vidhata, Vastunara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.3). 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: “yatra ca yena gṛhītaṃ vibudhenādhiṣṭhitaḥ sa tatraiva
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gṛhītam -
  • gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gṛhītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • vibudhenā -
  • vibudha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vibudha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • adhiṣṭhitaḥ -
  • adhiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • Line 2: “tadamaramayaṃ vidhātā vāstunaraṃ kalpayāmāsa
  • tadam -
  • tadam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aramayam -
  • ram (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • vidhātā* -
  • vidhātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāstunaram -
  • vāstunara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kalpayāmā -
  • kḷp (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • asa -
  • asan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.3

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 52.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ರ ಚ ಯೇನ ಗೃಹೀತಂ ವಿಬುಧೇನಾಧಿಷ್ಠಿತಃ ಸ ತತ್ರೈವ ।
ತದಮರಮಯಂ ವಿಧಾತಾ ವಾಸ್ತುನರಂ ಕಲ್ಪಯಾಮಾಸ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 52.3 in Gujarati sript:
યત્ર ચ યેન ગૃહીતં વિબુધેનાધિષ્ઠિતઃ સ તત્રૈવ ।
તદમરમયં વિધાતા વાસ્તુનરં કલ્પયામાસ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 52.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯತ್ರ ಚ ಯೇನ ಗೃಹೀತಂ ವಿಬುಧೇನಾಧಿಷ್ಠಿತಃ ಸ ತತ್ರೈವ ।
ತದಮರಮಯಂ ವಿಧಾತಾ ವಾಸ್ತುನರಂ ಕಲ್ಪಯಾಮಾಸ ॥ ೩ ॥

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