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.

एकानंशा कार्या देवी बलदेवकृष्णयोर्मध्ये ।
कटिसंस्थितवामकरा सरोजमितरेण चोद्वहती ॥ ३७ ॥

ekānaṃśā kāryā devī baladevakṛṣṇayormadhye |
kaṭisaṃsthitavāmakarā sarojamitareṇa codvahatī || 37 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 57.37 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 (57.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekanamsha, Kari, Karya, Devi, Devin, Baladeva, Krishna, Madhye, Madhya, Katisamsthita, Saroja, Itara, Udvahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57.37). 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: “ekānaṃśā kāryā devī baladevakṛṣṇayormadhye
  • ekānaṃśā -
  • ekānaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāryā* -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • baladeva -
  • baladeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇayor -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kaṭisaṃsthitavāmakarā sarojamitareṇa codvahatī
  • kaṭisaṃsthita -
  • kaṭisaṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṭisaṃsthita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāmakarā -
  • sarojam -
  • saroja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saroja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarojā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • itareṇa -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    itara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udvahat -
  • udvahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    udvahat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    udvahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57.37

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 57.37 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಾನಂಶಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ದೇವೀ ಬಲದೇವಕೃಷ್ಣಯೋರ್ಮಧ್ಯೇ ।
ಕಟಿಸಂಸ್ಥಿತವಾಮಕರಾ ಸರೋಜಮಿತರೇಣ ಚೋದ್ವಹತೀ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 57.37 in Gujarati sript:
એકાનંશા કાર્યા દેવી બલદેવકૃષ્ણયોર્મધ્યે ।
કટિસંસ્થિતવામકરા સરોજમિતરેણ ચોદ્વહતી ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 57.37 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಾನಂಶಾ ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ದೇವೀ ಬಲದೇವಕೃಷ್ಣಯೋರ್ಮಧ್ಯೇ ।
ಕಟಿಸಂಸ್ಥಿತವಾಮಕರಾ ಸರೋಜಮಿತರೇಣ ಚೋದ್ವಹತೀ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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