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.

सूत्रे प्रसार्यमाणे गर्दभरावोऽस्थिशल्यमाचष्टे ।
श्वशृगाललङ्घिते वा सूत्रे शल्यं विनिर्देश्यम् ॥ १०६ ॥

sūtre prasāryamāṇe gardabharāvo'sthiśalyamācaṣṭe |
śvaśṛgālalaṅghite vā sūtre śalyaṃ vinirdeśyam || 106 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.106 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 (52.106). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sutra, Prasaryamana, Gardabha, Rava, Asthishalya, Aca, Shrigala, Langhita, Shalya, Vinirdeshya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.106). 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: “sūtre prasāryamāṇe gardabharāvo'sthiśalyamācaṣṭe
  • sūtre -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prasāryamāṇe -
  • prasāryamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prasāryamāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • gardabha -
  • gardabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gardabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāvo' -
  • rāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • asthiśalyam -
  • asthiśalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asthiśalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ācaṣ -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ṭe -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “śvaśṛgālalaṅghite sūtre śalyaṃ vinirdeśyam
  • śva -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • śṛgāla -
  • śṛgāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laṅghite -
  • laṅghita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    laṅghita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    laṅghitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [locative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [locative single from √laṅgh]
    laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [locative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [locative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √laṅgh], [vocative dual from √laṅgh], [accusative dual from √laṅgh], [locative single from √laṅgh]
    laṅgh -> laṅghitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √laṅgh], [vocative single from √laṅgh], [vocative dual from √laṅgh], [accusative dual from √laṅgh]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sūtre -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śalyam -
  • śalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śalyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
    śal -> śalya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śal class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śal class 10 verb]
  • vinirdeśyam -
  • vinirdeśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vinirdeśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vinirdeśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.106

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 52.106 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ್ರೇ ಪ್ರಸಾರ್ಯಮಾಣೇ ಗರ್ದಭರಾವೋಽಸ್ಥಿಶಲ್ಯಮಾಚಷ್ಟೇ ।
ಶ್ವಶೃಗಾಲಲಙ್ಘಿತೇ ವಾ ಸೂತ್ರೇ ಶಲ್ಯಂ ವಿನಿರ್ದೇಶ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೦೬ ॥

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 52.106 in Gujarati sript:
સૂત્રે પ્રસાર્યમાણે ગર્દભરાવોઽસ્થિશલ્યમાચષ્ટે ।
શ્વશૃગાલલઙ્ઘિતે વા સૂત્રે શલ્યં વિનિર્દેશ્યમ્ ॥ ૧૦૬ ॥

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 52.106 in Kannada sript:
ಸೂತ್ರೇ ಪ್ರಸಾರ್ಯಮಾಣೇ ಗರ್ದಭರಾವೋಽಸ್ಥಿಶಲ್ಯಮಾಚಷ್ಟೇ ।
ಶ್ವಶೃಗಾಲಲಙ್ಘಿತೇ ವಾ ಸೂತ್ರೇ ಶಲ್ಯಂ ವಿನಿರ್ದೇಶ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೦೬ ॥

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