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.

क्षीरे शृते चाप्यनया सुशीते ताला शतं स्थाप्य कपित्थबीजम् ।
दिने दिने शोषितमर्कपादैर्मासं विधिस्त्वेष ततोऽधिरोप्यम् ॥ २३ ॥
[नाला]

kṣīre śṛte cāpyanayā suśīte tālā śataṃ sthāpya kapitthabījam |
dine dine śoṣitamarkapādairmāsaṃ vidhistveṣa tato'dhiropyam || 23 ||
[nālā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 54.23 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 (54.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshira, Shrita, Capin, Capya, Capi, Iyam, Idam, Sushita, Tala, Shata, Sthapya, Kapittha, Bija, Dina, Shoshita, Arka, Padaih, Pada, Masa, Vidhi, Tvesha, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Adhi, Ropya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 54.23). 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: “kṣīre śṛte cāpyanayā suśīte tālā śataṃ sthāpya kapitthabījam
  • kṣīre -
  • kṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śṛte -
  • śṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāpya -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ci]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ci]
    ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ci]
  • anayā -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • suśīte -
  • suśīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    suśīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    suśītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tālā -
  • tālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthāpya -
  • sthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sthā]
  • kapittha -
  • kapittha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kapittha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bījam -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dine dine śoṣitamarkapādairmāsaṃ vidhistveṣa tato'dhiropyam || 23 |
  • dine -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dine -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śoṣitam -
  • śoṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śoṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śoṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śuṣ -> śoṣita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śuṣ]
    śuṣ -> śoṣita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śuṣ]
    śuṣ -> śoṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śuṣ]
    śuṣ -> śoṣita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śuṣ]
    śuṣ -> śoṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuṣ], [accusative single from √śuṣ]
  • arka -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pādair -
  • pādaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • māsam -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vidhis -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tveṣa -
  • tveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tveṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tviṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • adhi -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ropyam -
  • ropya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ropya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ropyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ruh -> ropya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ruh]
    ruh -> ropya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ruh]
    ruh -> ropyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ruh]
    rup -> ropya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rup class 4 verb]
    rup -> ropya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √rup class 4 verb]
    ruh -> ropya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ruh]
    ruh -> ropya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ruh], [accusative single from √ruh]
  • Cannot analyse 23

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.23

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 54.23 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷೀರೇ ಶೃತೇ ಚಾಪ್ಯನಯಾ ಸುಶೀತೇ ತಾಲಾ ಶತಂ ಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯ ಕಪಿತ್ಥಬೀಜಮ್ ।
ದಿನೇ ದಿನೇ ಶೋಷಿತಮರ್ಕಪಾದೈರ್ಮಾಸಂ ವಿಧಿಸ್ತ್ವೇಷ ತತೋಽಧಿರೋಪ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
[ನಾಲಾ]

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 54.23 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષીરે શૃતે ચાપ્યનયા સુશીતે તાલા શતં સ્થાપ્ય કપિત્થબીજમ્ ।
દિને દિને શોષિતમર્કપાદૈર્માસં વિધિસ્ત્વેષ તતોઽધિરોપ્યમ્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥
[નાલા]

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 54.23 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷೀರೇ ಶೃತೇ ಚಾಪ್ಯನಯಾ ಸುಶೀತೇ ತಾಲಾ ಶತಂ ಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯ ಕಪಿತ್ಥಬೀಜಮ್ ।
ದಿನೇ ದಿನೇ ಶೋಷಿತಮರ್ಕಪಾದೈರ್ಮಾಸಂ ವಿಧಿಸ್ತ್ವೇಷ ತತೋಽಧಿರೋಪ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥
[ನಾಲಾ]

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