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.

सिंहः सिंहाक्रान्तो द्वादशकोणोऽष्टहस्तविस्तीर्णः ।
चत्वारोऽञ्जनरूपाः पञ्चाण्डयुतस्तु चतुरस्रः ॥ २८ ॥
[चतुरश्रः]

siṃhaḥ siṃhākrānto dvādaśakoṇo'ṣṭahastavistīrṇaḥ |
catvāro'ñjanarūpāḥ pañcāṇḍayutastu caturasraḥ || 28 ||
[caturaśraḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 55.28 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 (55.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Simha, Ashta, Ashtan, Hastavi, Tirna, Catu, Ara, Aru, Anjana, Rupa, Panca, Pancan, Anda, Yut, Yuta, Caturasra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 55.28). 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: “siṃhaḥ siṃhākrānto dvādaśakoṇo'ṣṭahastavistīrṇaḥ
  • siṃhaḥ -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siṃhākrānto -
  • dvādaśako -
  • ṇo' -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • hastavis -
  • hastavi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hastavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tīrṇaḥ -
  • tīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tṝ -> tīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tṝ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √tṝ class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “catvāro'ñjanarūpāḥ pañcāṇḍayutastu caturasraḥ || 28 |
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āro' -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active second single]
    (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second single]
  • añjana -
  • añjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    añjana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpāḥ -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pañcā -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yutas -
  • yut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yut (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • caturasraḥ -
  • caturasra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 28

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 55.28

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 55.28 in Kannada sript:
ಸಿಂಹಃ ಸಿಂಹಾಕ್ರಾನ್ತೋ ದ್ವಾದಶಕೋಣೋಽಷ್ಟಹಸ್ತವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣಃ ।
ಚತ್ವಾರೋಽಞ್ಜನರೂಪಾಃ ಪಞ್ಚಾಣ್ಡಯುತಸ್ತು ಚತುರಸ್ರಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
[ಚತುರಶ್ರಃ]

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 55.28 in Gujarati sript:
સિંહઃ સિંહાક્રાન્તો દ્વાદશકોણોઽષ્ટહસ્તવિસ્તીર્ણઃ ।
ચત્વારોઽઞ્જનરૂપાઃ પઞ્ચાણ્ડયુતસ્તુ ચતુરસ્રઃ ॥ ૨૮ ॥
[ચતુરશ્રઃ]

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 55.28 in Kannada sript:
ಸಿಂಹಃ ಸಿಂಹಾಕ್ರಾನ್ತೋ ದ್ವಾದಶಕೋಣೋಽಷ್ಟಹಸ್ತವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣಃ ।
ಚತ್ವಾರೋಽಞ್ಜನರೂಪಾಃ ಪಞ್ಚಾಣ್ಡಯುತಸ್ತು ಚತುರಸ್ರಃ ॥ ೨೮ ॥
[ಚತುರಶ್ರಃ]

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