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.
Verse 57.20
अङ्गुष्ठनखः कथितस् चतुर्थभागोनमङ्गुलं तज्ज्ञैः ।
शेषनखानामर्धाङ्गुलं क्रमात्किंचिदूनं वा ॥ २० ॥
aṅguṣṭhanakhaḥ kathitas caturthabhāgonamaṅgulaṃ tajjñaiḥ |
śeṣanakhānāmardhāṅgulaṃ kramātkiṃcidūnaṃ vā || 20 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 57.20 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 (57.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Angushtha, Nakha, Caturtha, Bhaga, Una, Angula, Tajjna, Sheshat, Kha, Ardha, Kramat, Krama, Kinciduna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57.20). 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: “aṅguṣṭhanakhaḥ kathitas caturthabhāgonamaṅgulaṃ tajjñaiḥ ”
- aṅguṣṭha -
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aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nakhaḥ -
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nakha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kathitas -
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- caturtha -
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caturtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]caturtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāgo -
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bhāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhāgā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ūnam -
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ūna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṅgulam -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tajjñaiḥ -
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tajjña (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tajjña (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “śeṣanakhānāmardhāṅgulaṃ kramātkiṃcidūnaṃ vā ”
- śeṣan -
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√śiṣ -> śeṣat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- khānām -
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kha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]khā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ardhā -
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ardha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ardha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ardhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgulam -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kramāt -
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kramāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]krama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kiñcidūnam -
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kiñcidūna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kiñcidūna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57.20
Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;
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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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Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.
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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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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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Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)
Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 57.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅಙ್ಗುಷ್ಠನಖಃ ಕಥಿತಸ್ ಚತುರ್ಥಭಾಗೋನಮಙ್ಗುಲಂ ತಜ್ಜ್ಞೈಃ ।
ಶೇಷನಖಾನಾಮರ್ಧಾಙ್ಗುಲಂ ಕ್ರಮಾತ್ಕಿಂಚಿದೂನಂ ವಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 57.20 in Gujarati sript:
અઙ્ગુષ્ઠનખઃ કથિતસ્ ચતુર્થભાગોનમઙ્ગુલં તજ્જ્ઞૈઃ ।
શેષનખાનામર્ધાઙ્ગુલં ક્રમાત્કિંચિદૂનં વા ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
Buy now!Preview of verse 57.20 in Kannada sript:
ಅಙ್ಗುಷ್ಠನಖಃ ಕಥಿತಸ್ ಚತುರ್ಥಭಾಗೋನಮಙ್ಗುಲಂ ತಜ್ಜ್ಞೈಃ ।
ಶೇಷನಖಾನಾಮರ್ಧಾಙ್ಗುಲಂ ಕ್ರಮಾತ್ಕಿಂಚಿದೂನಂ ವಾ ॥ ೨೦ ॥