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.

श्वेता दिश्यपरस्याम् वायव्यायां तु पाण्डुरा एव ।
चित्राश्चोत्तरपार्श्वे पीताः पूर्वोत्तरे कार्याः ॥ ३ ॥
[कोणे]

śvetā diśyaparasyām vāyavyāyāṃ tu pāṇḍurā eva |
citrāścottarapārśve pītāḥ pūrvottare kāryāḥ || 3 ||
[koṇe]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 59.3 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (59.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shveta, Dishya, Dish, Apara, Vayavya, Pandura, Eva, Citra, Uttara, Parshva, Parshvi, Pita, Purvottara, Kari, Karya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 59.3). 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: “śvetā diśyaparasyām vāyavyāyāṃ tu pāṇḍurā eva
  • śvetā* -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śvetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • diśya -
  • diśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś -> diśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √diś]
    diś -> diśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √diś]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • aparasyām -
  • aparā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • vāyavyāyām -
  • vāyavyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pāṇḍurā* -
  • pāṇḍura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāṇḍurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “citrāścottarapārśve pītāḥ pūrvottare kāryāḥ || 3 |
  • citrāś -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    citrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttara -
  • uttara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uttara (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]
  • pītāḥ -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 4 verb]
  • pūrvottare -
  • pūrvottara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrvottara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrvottarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāryāḥ -
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse 3

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 59.3

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 59.3 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವೇತಾ ದಿಶ್ಯಪರಸ್ಯಾಮ್ ವಾಯವ್ಯಾಯಾಂ ತು ಪಾಣ್ಡುರಾ ಏವ ।
ಚಿತ್ರಾಶ್ಚೋತ್ತರಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ಪೀತಾಃ ಪೂರ್ವೋತ್ತರೇ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥
[ಕೋಣೇ]

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 59.3 in Gujarati sript:
શ્વેતા દિશ્યપરસ્યામ્ વાયવ્યાયાં તુ પાણ્ડુરા એવ ।
ચિત્રાશ્ચોત્તરપાર્શ્વે પીતાઃ પૂર્વોત્તરે કાર્યાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥
[કોણે]

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 59.3 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ವೇತಾ ದಿಶ್ಯಪರಸ್ಯಾಮ್ ವಾಯವ್ಯಾಯಾಂ ತು ಪಾಣ್ಡುರಾ ಏವ ।
ಚಿತ್ರಾಶ್ಚೋತ್ತರಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ಪೀತಾಃ ಪೂರ್ವೋತ್ತರೇ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥
[ಕೋಣೇ]

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