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.

यस्यामूष्मा धात्र्यां धूमो वा तत्र वारि नरयुगले ।
निर्देष्टव्या च शिरा महता तोयप्रवाहेण ॥ ६० ॥
[ऊष्मा यस्याम् । नरयुग्मे]

yasyāmūṣmā dhātryāṃ dhūmo vā tatra vāri narayugale |
nirdeṣṭavyā ca śirā mahatā toyapravāheṇa || 60 ||
[ūṣmā yasyām | narayugme]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 53.60 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 (53.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yasya, Ushma, Dhatri, Dhuma, Tatra, Var, Vari, Nara, Yugala, Nih, Deshtavya, Shira, Mahat, Mahata, Toya, Pravaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.60). 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: “yasyāmūṣmā dhātryāṃ dhūmo tatra vāri narayugale
  • yasyām -
  • yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ūṣmā* -
  • ūṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhātryām -
  • dhātri (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    dhātrī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • dhūmo* -
  • dhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhū (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāri -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • nara -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yugale -
  • yugala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “nirdeṣṭavyā ca śirā mahatā toyapravāheṇa || 60 |
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • deṣṭavyā -
  • deṣṭavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śirā* -
  • śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahatā -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • toya -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravāheṇa -
  • pravāha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pravāha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse 60
  • Line 3: “[ūṣmā yasyām
  • ūṣmā* -
  • ūṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yasyām -
  • yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.60

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 53.60 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಯಾಮೂಷ್ಮಾ ಧಾತ್ರ್ಯಾಂ ಧೂಮೋ ವಾ ತತ್ರ ವಾರಿ ನರಯುಗಲೇ ।
ನಿರ್ದೇಷ್ಟವ್ಯಾ ಚ ಶಿರಾ ಮಹತಾ ತೋಯಪ್ರವಾಹೇಣ ॥ ೬೦ ॥
[ಊಷ್ಮಾ ಯಸ್ಯಾಮ್ । ನರಯುಗ್ಮೇ]

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 53.60 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્યામૂષ્મા ધાત્ર્યાં ધૂમો વા તત્ર વારિ નરયુગલે ।
નિર્દેષ્ટવ્યા ચ શિરા મહતા તોયપ્રવાહેણ ॥ ૬૦ ॥
[ઊષ્મા યસ્યામ્ । નરયુગ્મે]

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 53.60 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಯಾಮೂಷ್ಮಾ ಧಾತ್ರ್ಯಾಂ ಧೂಮೋ ವಾ ತತ್ರ ವಾರಿ ನರಯುಗಲೇ ।
ನಿರ್ದೇಷ್ಟವ್ಯಾ ಚ ಶಿರಾ ಮಹತಾ ತೋಯಪ್ರವಾಹೇಣ ॥ ೬೦ ॥
[ಊಷ್ಮಾ ಯಸ್ಯಾಮ್ । ನರಯುಗ್ಮೇ]

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