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.

चातुर्वर्ण्यव्यासो द्वात्रिंशत्सा चतुश्चतुर्हीना ।
आषोडशादिति परं न्यूनतरमतीव हीनानाम् ॥ १२ ॥
[स्यात्]

cāturvarṇyavyāso dvātriṃśatsā catuścaturhīnā |
āṣoḍaśāditi paraṃ nyūnataramatīva hīnānām || 12 ||
[syāt]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.12 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 (52.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturvarnya, Vyasa, Dvatrimshat, Catu, Catus, Hina, Ush, Iti, Param, Para, Nyunatara, Ativa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.12). 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: “cāturvarṇyavyāso dvātriṃśatsā catuścaturhīnā
  • cāturvarṇya -
  • cāturvarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyāso* -
  • vyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvātriṃśat -
  • dvātriṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • catuś -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hīnā -
  • hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • Line 2: “āṣoḍaśāditi paraṃ nyūnataramatīva hīnānām || 12 |
  • āṣo -
  • aṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • uḍ -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • aśād -
  • śā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [aorist active third single]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nyūnataram -
  • nyūnatara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nyūnatara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nyūnatarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atīva -
  • atīva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atīva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hīnānām -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 12

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.12

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 52.12 in Kannada sript:
ಚಾತುರ್ವರ್ಣ್ಯವ್ಯಾಸೋ ದ್ವಾತ್ರಿಂಶತ್ಸಾ ಚತುಶ್ಚತುರ್ಹೀನಾ ।
ಆಷೋಡಶಾದಿತಿ ಪರಂ ನ್ಯೂನತರಮತೀವ ಹೀನಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಸ್ಯಾತ್]

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 52.12 in Gujarati sript:
ચાતુર્વર્ણ્યવ્યાસો દ્વાત્રિંશત્સા ચતુશ્ચતુર્હીના ।
આષોડશાદિતિ પરં ન્યૂનતરમતીવ હીનાનામ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
[સ્યાત્]

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 52.12 in Kannada sript:
ಚಾತುರ್ವರ್ಣ್ಯವ್ಯಾಸೋ ದ್ವಾತ್ರಿಂಶತ್ಸಾ ಚತುಶ್ಚತುರ್ಹೀನಾ ।
ಆಷೋಡಶಾದಿತಿ ಪರಂ ನ್ಯೂನತರಮತೀವ ಹೀನಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಸ್ಯಾತ್]

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