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.

उप्तं च बीजं चतुरङ्गुलाधो मत्स्याम्भसा मांसजलैश्च सिक्तम् ।
वल्ली भवत्याशु शुभप्रवाला विस्मापनी मण्डपमावृणोति ॥ २६ ॥

uptaṃ ca bījaṃ caturaṅgulādho matsyāmbhasā māṃsajalaiśca siktam |
vallī bhavatyāśu śubhapravālā vismāpanī maṇḍapamāvṛṇoti || 26 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 54.26 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 (54.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upta, Bija, Caturangula, Adhah, Adhas, Matsya, Bhasa, Mamsajala, Sikta, Valli, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Ashu, Shubha, Pravala, Vismapani, Mandapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 54.26). 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: “uptaṃ ca bījaṃ caturaṅgulādho matsyāmbhasā māṃsajalaiśca siktam
  • uptam -
  • upta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vap -> upta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap -> upta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap -> upta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vap class 1 verb]
    vap -> upta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vap class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bījam -
  • bīja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bīja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bījā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caturaṅgulā -
  • caturaṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturaṅgula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adho* -
  • adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    adhaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • matsyām -
  • matsyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhasā* -
  • bhasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • māṃsajalaiś -
  • māṃsajala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • siktam -
  • sikta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sikta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sic -> sikta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sic class 6 verb]
    sic -> sikta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sic class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sic class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “vallī bhavatyāśu śubhapravālā vismāpanī maṇḍapamāvṛṇoti
  • vallī -
  • vallī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    valli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavatyā -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [instrumental single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śubha -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pravālā* -
  • pravāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vismāpanī -
  • vismāpanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • maṇḍapam -
  • maṇḍapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maṇḍapa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    maṇḍapā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vṛṇoti -
  • vṛ (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
    vṛ (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.26

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 54.26 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪ್ತಂ ಚ ಬೀಜಂ ಚತುರಙ್ಗುಲಾಧೋ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಭಸಾ ಮಾಂಸಜಲೈಶ್ಚ ಸಿಕ್ತಮ್ ।
ವಲ್ಲೀ ಭವತ್ಯಾಶು ಶುಭಪ್ರವಾಲಾ ವಿಸ್ಮಾಪನೀ ಮಣ್ಡಪಮಾವೃಣೋತಿ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 54.26 in Gujarati sript:
ઉપ્તં ચ બીજં ચતુરઙ્ગુલાધો મત્સ્યામ્ભસા માંસજલૈશ્ચ સિક્તમ્ ।
વલ્લી ભવત્યાશુ શુભપ્રવાલા વિસ્માપની મણ્ડપમાવૃણોતિ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 54.26 in Kannada sript:
ಉಪ್ತಂ ಚ ಬೀಜಂ ಚತುರಙ್ಗುಲಾಧೋ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಭಸಾ ಮಾಂಸಜಲೈಶ್ಚ ಸಿಕ್ತಮ್ ।
ವಲ್ಲೀ ಭವತ್ಯಾಶು ಶುಭಪ್ರವಾಲಾ ವಿಸ್ಮಾಪನೀ ಮಣ್ಡಪಮಾವೃಣೋತಿ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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