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.

अथ च चतुर्भुजमिच्छति शान्तिद एको गदाधरश्चान्यः ।
दक्षिणपार्श्वे त्वेवं वामे शङ्खश्च चक्रं च ॥ ३४ ॥
[ह्य्]

atha ca caturbhujamicchati śāntida eko gadādharaścānyaḥ |
dakṣiṇapārśve tvevaṃ vāme śaṅkhaśca cakraṃ ca || 34 ||
[hy]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 57.34 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 (57.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Caturbhuja, Icchat, Shantida, Eka, Gadadhara, Dakshina, Parshva, Parshvi, Tva, Evam, Eva, Vama, Shankha, Cakra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57.34). 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: “atha ca caturbhujamicchati śāntida eko gadādharaścānyaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caturbhujam -
  • caturbhuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturbhuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caturbhujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • icchati -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • śāntida* -
  • śāntida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gadādharaś -
  • gadādhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cānya -
  • cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    cam -> cānya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √cam]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dakṣiṇapārśve tvevaṃ vāme śaṅkhaśca cakraṃ ca || 34 |
  • dakṣiṇa -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • pārśve -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pārśvi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tve -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāme -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śaṅkhaś -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakram -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 34

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57.34

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 57.34 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಚ ಚತುರ್ಭುಜಮಿಚ್ಛತಿ ಶಾನ್ತಿದ ಏಕೋ ಗದಾಧರಶ್ಚಾನ್ಯಃ ।
ದಕ್ಷಿಣಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ತ್ವೇವಂ ವಾಮೇ ಶಙ್ಖಶ್ಚ ಚಕ್ರಂ ಚ ॥ ೩೪ ॥
[ಹ್ಯ್]

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 57.34 in Gujarati sript:
અથ ચ ચતુર્ભુજમિચ્છતિ શાન્તિદ એકો ગદાધરશ્ચાન્યઃ ।
દક્ષિણપાર્શ્વે ત્વેવં વામે શઙ્ખશ્ચ ચક્રં ચ ॥ ૩૪ ॥
[હ્ય્]

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 57.34 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಚ ಚತುರ್ಭುಜಮಿಚ್ಛತಿ ಶಾನ್ತಿದ ಏಕೋ ಗದಾಧರಶ್ಚಾನ್ಯಃ ।
ದಕ್ಷಿಣಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ತ್ವೇವಂ ವಾಮೇ ಶಙ್ಖಶ್ಚ ಚಕ್ರಂ ಚ ॥ ೩೪ ॥
[ಹ್ಯ್]

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