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.

अभ्यासजातास्तरवः सम्स्पृशन्तः परस्परम् ।
मिश्रैर्मूलैश्च न फलं सम्यग् यच्छन्ति पीडिताः ॥ १३ ॥

abhyāsajātāstaravaḥ samspṛśantaḥ parasparam |
miśrairmūlaiśca na phalaṃ samyag yacchanti pīḍitāḥ || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 54.13 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 (54.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhyasa, Jata, Taru, Sprishat, Parasparam, Paraspara, Mishra, Mula, Phala, Samyak, Yacchat, Yacchanti, Pidita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 54.13). 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: “abhyāsajātāstaravaḥ samspṛśantaḥ parasparam
  • abhyāsa -
  • abhyāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātās -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • taravaḥ -
  • taru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • spṛśantaḥ -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • parasparam -
  • parasparam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paraspara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paraspara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parasparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “miśrairmūlaiśca na phalaṃ samyag yacchanti pīḍitāḥ
  • miśrair -
  • miśra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    miśra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mūlaiś -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samyag -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yacchanti -
  • yam -> yacchat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yacchantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • pīḍitāḥ -
  • pīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.13

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 54.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭ್ಯಾಸಜಾತಾಸ್ತರವಃ ಸಮ್ಸ್ಪೃಶನ್ತಃ ಪರಸ್ಪರಮ್ ।
ಮಿಶ್ರೈರ್ಮೂಲೈಶ್ಚ ನ ಫಲಂ ಸಮ್ಯಗ್ ಯಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಪೀಡಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 54.13 in Gujarati sript:
અભ્યાસજાતાસ્તરવઃ સમ્સ્પૃશન્તઃ પરસ્પરમ્ ।
મિશ્રૈર્મૂલૈશ્ચ ન ફલં સમ્યગ્ યચ્છન્તિ પીડિતાઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 54.13 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭ್ಯಾಸಜಾತಾಸ್ತರವಃ ಸಮ್ಸ್ಪೃಶನ್ತಃ ಪರಸ್ಪರಮ್ ।
ಮಿಶ್ರೈರ್ಮೂಲೈಶ್ಚ ನ ಫಲಂ ಸಮ್ಯಗ್ ಯಚ್ಛನ್ತಿ ಪೀಡಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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