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.

ये चोद्धरन्ति पादान्पङ्कादिव योजिताः कृशग्रीवाः ।
कातरनयना हीनाश्च पृष्ठतस्ते न भारसहाः ॥ ९ ॥

ye coddharanti pādānpaṅkādiva yojitāḥ kṛśagrīvāḥ |
kātaranayanā hīnāśca pṛṣṭhataste na bhārasahāḥ || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 60.9 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 (60.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Pada, Padat, Panka, Iva, Yojita, Krisha, Griva, Katara, Nayana, Hina, Prishthatah, Tad, Yushmad, Bharasaha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 60.9). 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: “ye coddharanti pādānpaṅkādiva yojitāḥ kṛśagrīvāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ud -
  • ud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • dharanti -
  • dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • pādān -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pādāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • paṅkād -
  • paṅka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paṅka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yojitāḥ -
  • yojita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yojitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yojita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj]
    yuj -> yojitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yuj], [vocative plural from √yuj], [accusative plural from √yuj]
  • kṛśa -
  • kṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • grīvāḥ -
  • grīva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grīvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kātaranayanā hīnāśca pṛṣṭhataste na bhārasahāḥ
  • kātara -
  • kātara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kātara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayanā* -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hīnāś -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛṣṭhatas -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhārasahāḥ -
  • bhārasaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhārasahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 60.9

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 60.9 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ಚೋದ್ಧರನ್ತಿ ಪಾದಾನ್ಪಙ್ಕಾದಿವ ಯೋಜಿತಾಃ ಕೃಶಗ್ರೀವಾಃ ।
ಕಾತರನಯನಾ ಹೀನಾಶ್ಚ ಪೃಷ್ಠತಸ್ತೇ ನ ಭಾರಸಹಾಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 60.9 in Gujarati sript:
યે ચોદ્ધરન્તિ પાદાન્પઙ્કાદિવ યોજિતાઃ કૃશગ્રીવાઃ ।
કાતરનયના હીનાશ્ચ પૃષ્ઠતસ્તે ન ભારસહાઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 60.9 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ಚೋದ್ಧರನ್ತಿ ಪಾದಾನ್ಪಙ್ಕಾದಿವ ಯೋಜಿತಾಃ ಕೃಶಗ್ರೀವಾಃ ।
ಕಾತರನಯನಾ ಹೀನಾಶ್ಚ ಪೃಷ್ಠತಸ್ತೇ ನ ಭಾರಸಹಾಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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