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.

लिङ्गं वा प्रतिमा वा द्रुमवत्स्थाप्या यथा दिशं यस्मात् ।
तस्माच्चिह्नयितव्या दिशो द्रुमस्योर्ध्वमथ वाधः ॥ ७ ॥

liṅgaṃ vā pratimā vā drumavatsthāpyā yathā diśaṃ yasmāt |
tasmāccihnayitavyā diśo drumasyordhvamatha vādhaḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 58.7 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 (58.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Linga, Pratima, Var, Drumavat, Sthapya, Yatha, Disham, Dish, Disha, Yasmat, Yah, Yat, Tasmat, Tad, Cihnayitavya, Dishas, Druma, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Atha, Vadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 58.7). 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: “liṅgaṃ pratimā drumavatsthāpyā yathā diśaṃ yasmāt
  • liṅgam -
  • liṅga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    liṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pratimā* -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • drumavat -
  • drumavat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    drumavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthāpyā* -
  • sthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthāpya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā]
    sthā -> sthāpyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā], [accusative plural from √sthā]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • diśam -
  • diśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    diśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    diśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yasmāt -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmāccihnayitavyā diśo drumasyordhvamatha vādhaḥ
  • tasmāc -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • cihnayitavyā* -
  • cihnayitavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cihnayitavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • diśo* -
  • diśas (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    diśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • drumasyo -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vādhaḥ -
  • vādha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 58.7

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 58.7 in Kannada sript:
ಲಿಙ್ಗಂ ವಾ ಪ್ರತಿಮಾ ವಾ ದ್ರುಮವತ್ಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯಾ ಯಥಾ ದಿಶಂ ಯಸ್ಮಾತ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾಚ್ಚಿಹ್ನಯಿತವ್ಯಾ ದಿಶೋ ದ್ರುಮಸ್ಯೋರ್ಧ್ವಮಥ ವಾಧಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 58.7 in Gujarati sript:
લિઙ્ગં વા પ્રતિમા વા દ્રુમવત્સ્થાપ્યા યથા દિશં યસ્માત્ ।
તસ્માચ્ચિહ્નયિતવ્યા દિશો દ્રુમસ્યોર્ધ્વમથ વાધઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 58.7 in Kannada sript:
ಲಿಙ್ಗಂ ವಾ ಪ್ರತಿಮಾ ವಾ ದ್ರುಮವತ್ಸ್ಥಾಪ್ಯಾ ಯಥಾ ದಿಶಂ ಯಸ್ಮಾತ್ ।
ತಸ್ಮಾಚ್ಚಿಹ್ನಯಿತವ್ಯಾ ದಿಶೋ ದ್ರುಮಸ್ಯೋರ್ಧ್ವಮಥ ವಾಧಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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