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.

शुक्लचतुर्विषाणो द्विपो महेन्द्रस्य वज्रपाणित्वम् ।
तिर्यग् ललाटसंस्थं तृतीयमपि लोचनं चिह्नम् ॥ ४२ ॥

śuklacaturviṣāṇo dvipo mahendrasya vajrapāṇitvam |
tiryag lalāṭasaṃsthaṃ tṛtīyamapi locanaṃ cihnam || 42 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 57.42 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 (57.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shukla, Catu, Catus, Dvipa, Mahendra, Vajrapanitva, Tiryak, Lalata, Samstha, Tritiyam, Tritiya, Api, Locana, Cihna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57.42). 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: “śuklacaturviṣāṇo dvipo mahendrasya vajrapāṇitvam
  • śukla -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣāṇo -
  • dvipo* -
  • dvipa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahendrasya -
  • mahendra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vajrapāṇitvam -
  • vajrapāṇitva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tiryag lalāṭasaṃsthaṃ tṛtīyamapi locanaṃ cihnam
  • tiryag -
  • tiryak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • lalāṭa -
  • lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    laṭ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saṃstham -
  • saṃstha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṃstha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tṛtīyam -
  • tṛtīyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tṛtīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • locanam -
  • locana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    locana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    locanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cihnam -
  • cihna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cihnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57.42

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 57.42 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ಲಚತುರ್ವಿಷಾಣೋ ದ್ವಿಪೋ ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಸ್ಯ ವಜ್ರಪಾಣಿತ್ವಮ್ ।
ತಿರ್ಯಗ್ ಲಲಾಟಸಂಸ್ಥಂ ತೃತೀಯಮಪಿ ಲೋಚನಂ ಚಿಹ್ನಮ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 57.42 in Gujarati sript:
શુક્લચતુર્વિષાણો દ્વિપો મહેન્દ્રસ્ય વજ્રપાણિત્વમ્ ।
તિર્યગ્ લલાટસંસ્થં તૃતીયમપિ લોચનં ચિહ્નમ્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 57.42 in Kannada sript:
ಶುಕ್ಲಚತುರ್ವಿಷಾಣೋ ದ್ವಿಪೋ ಮಹೇನ್ದ್ರಸ್ಯ ವಜ್ರಪಾಣಿತ್ವಮ್ ।
ತಿರ್ಯಗ್ ಲಲಾಟಸಂಸ್ಥಂ ತೃತೀಯಮಪಿ ಲೋಚನಂ ಚಿಹ್ನಮ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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