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.

शिखिपर्जन्यजयन्तेन्द्रसूर्यसत्या भृशोऽन्तरिक्षश्च ।
ऐशान्यादिक्रमशो दक्षिणपूर्वेऽनिलः कोणे ॥ ४३ ॥
[ऐशान्याद्याः]

śikhiparjanyajayantendrasūryasatyā bhṛśo'ntarikṣaśca |
aiśānyādikramaśo dakṣiṇapūrve'nilaḥ koṇe || 43 ||
[aiśānyādyāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.43 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 (52.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shikhi, Shikhin, Parjani, Parjanya, Indra, Suri, Surin, Surya, Asati, Asatya, Bhrisha, Anta, Riksha, Aisha, Aishani, Adish, Rama, Sha, Shas, Dakshinapurva, Anila, Kona, Koni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.43). 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: “śikhiparjanyajayantendrasūryasatyā bhṛśo'ntarikṣaśca
  • śikhi -
  • śikhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śikhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śikhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śikhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • parjanya -
  • parjanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    parjanya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ajayante -
  • ji (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • indra -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūrya -
  • sūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sūrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • asatyā* -
  • asatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    asatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asatyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhṛśo' -
  • bhṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anta -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rikṣaś -
  • rikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “aiśānyādikramaśo dakṣiṇapūrve'nilaḥ koṇe || 43 |
  • aiśānyā -
  • aiśānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    aiśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ādik -
  • ādiś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • rama -
  • rama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śo* -
  • śas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dakṣiṇapūrve' -
  • dakṣiṇapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dakṣiṇapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • anilaḥ -
  • anila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nil (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • koṇe -
  • koṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    koṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    koṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    koṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse 43

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.43

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 52.43 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಖಿಪರ್ಜನ್ಯಜಯನ್ತೇನ್ದ್ರಸೂರ್ಯಸತ್ಯಾ ಭೃಶೋಽನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಶ್ಚ ।
ಐಶಾನ್ಯಾದಿಕ್ರಮಶೋ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಪೂರ್ವೇಽನಿಲಃ ಕೋಣೇ ॥ ೪೩ ॥
[ಐಶಾನ್ಯಾದ್ಯಾಃ]

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 52.43 in Gujarati sript:
શિખિપર્જન્યજયન્તેન્દ્રસૂર્યસત્યા ભૃશોઽન્તરિક્ષશ્ચ ।
ઐશાન્યાદિક્રમશો દક્ષિણપૂર્વેઽનિલઃ કોણે ॥ ૪૩ ॥
[ઐશાન્યાદ્યાઃ]

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 52.43 in Kannada sript:
ಶಿಖಿಪರ್ಜನ್ಯಜಯನ್ತೇನ್ದ್ರಸೂರ್ಯಸತ್ಯಾ ಭೃಶೋಽನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಶ್ಚ ।
ಐಶಾನ್ಯಾದಿಕ್ರಮಶೋ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಪೂರ್ವೇಽನಿಲಃ ಕೋಣೇ ॥ ೪೩ ॥
[ಐಶಾನ್ಯಾದ್ಯಾಃ]

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