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.

सुप्तां सगीतनृत्यैर्जागरणैः सम्यगेवमधिवास्य ।
दैवज्ञसम्प्रदिष्टे काले संस्थापनं कुर्यात् ॥ १५ ॥
[सुनृत्यगीतैर्जागरकैः]

suptāṃ sagītanṛtyairjāgaraṇaiḥ samyagevamadhivāsya |
daivajñasampradiṣṭe kāle saṃsthāpanaṃ kuryāt || 15 ||
[sunṛtyagītairjāgarakaiḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 59.15 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 (59.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Supta, Gitanritya, Jagarana, Samyak, Evam, Eva, Adhivasya, Daivajna, Sampradishta, Kale, Kala, Samsthapana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 59.15). 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: “suptāṃ sagītanṛtyairjāgaraṇaiḥ samyagevamadhivāsya
  • suptām -
  • suptā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    svap -> suptā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √svap class 2 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gītanṛtyair -
  • gītanṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jāgaraṇaiḥ -
  • jāgaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jāgaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samyag -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • adhivāsya -
  • adhivāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhivāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “daivajñasampradiṣṭe kāle saṃsthāpanaṃ kuryāt || 15 |
  • daivajña -
  • daivajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daivajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampradiṣṭe -
  • sampradiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sampradiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sampradiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṃsthāpanam -
  • saṃsthāpana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsthāpanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 15

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 59.15

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 59.15 in Kannada sript:
ಸುಪ್ತಾಂ ಸಗೀತನೃತ್ಯೈರ್ಜಾಗರಣೈಃ ಸಮ್ಯಗೇವಮಧಿವಾಸ್ಯ ।
ದೈವಜ್ಞಸಮ್ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟೇ ಕಾಲೇ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪನಂ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
[ಸುನೃತ್ಯಗೀತೈರ್ಜಾಗರಕೈಃ]

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 59.15 in Gujarati sript:
સુપ્તાં સગીતનૃત્યૈર્જાગરણૈઃ સમ્યગેવમધિવાસ્ય ।
દૈવજ્ઞસમ્પ્રદિષ્ટે કાલે સંસ્થાપનં કુર્યાત્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥
[સુનૃત્યગીતૈર્જાગરકૈઃ]

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 59.15 in Kannada sript:
ಸುಪ್ತಾಂ ಸಗೀತನೃತ್ಯೈರ್ಜಾಗರಣೈಃ ಸಮ್ಯಗೇವಮಧಿವಾಸ್ಯ ।
ದೈವಜ್ಞಸಮ್ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟೇ ಕಾಲೇ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪನಂ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
[ಸುನೃತ್ಯಗೀತೈರ್ಜಾಗರಕೈಃ]

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