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.

लम्बैर्वृषणैर्मेषोदरश्च संक्षिप्तवंक्षणक्रोडः ।
ज्ञेयो भाराध्वसहो जवेऽश्वतुल्यश्च शस्तफलः ॥ १६ ॥
[क्षणा]

lambairvṛṣaṇairmeṣodaraśca saṃkṣiptavaṃkṣaṇakroḍaḥ |
jñeyo bhārādhvasaho jave'śvatulyaśca śastaphalaḥ || 16 ||
[kṣaṇā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 60.16 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 (60.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lamba, Vrishana, Mesha, Dara, Sankshipta, Vankshana, Kroda, Jneya, Bhara, Adhvasaha, Java, Ashva, Tulya, Shasta, Phala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 60.16). 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: “lambairvṛṣaṇairmeṣodaraśca saṃkṣiptavaṃkṣaṇakroḍaḥ
  • lambair -
  • lamba (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    lamba (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛṣaṇair -
  • vṛṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vṛṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • meṣo -
  • meṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daraś -
  • dara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkṣipta -
  • saṅkṣipta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkṣipta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṅkṣaṇa -
  • vaṅkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kroḍaḥ -
  • kroḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jñeyo bhārādhvasaho jave'śvatulyaśca śastaphalaḥ || 16 |
  • jñeyo* -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • bhārā -
  • bhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhvasaho* -
  • adhvasaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jave' -
  • java (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    java (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    javā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • aśva -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tulyaś -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śasta -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śas class 1 verb]
  • phalaḥ -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 16

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 60.16

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 60.16 in Kannada sript:
ಲಮ್ಬೈರ್ವೃಷಣೈರ್ಮೇಷೋದರಶ್ಚ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಂಕ್ಷಣಕ್ರೋಡಃ ।
ಜ್ಞೇಯೋ ಭಾರಾಧ್ವಸಹೋ ಜವೇಽಶ್ವತುಲ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಶಸ್ತಫಲಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
[ಕ್ಷಣಾ]

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 60.16 in Gujarati sript:
લમ્બૈર્વૃષણૈર્મેષોદરશ્ચ સંક્ષિપ્તવંક્ષણક્રોડઃ ।
જ્ઞેયો ભારાધ્વસહો જવેઽશ્વતુલ્યશ્ચ શસ્તફલઃ ॥ ૧૬ ॥
[ક્ષણા]

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 60.16 in Kannada sript:
ಲಮ್ಬೈರ್ವೃಷಣೈರ್ಮೇಷೋದರಶ್ಚ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಂಕ್ಷಣಕ್ರೋಡಃ ।
ಜ್ಞೇಯೋ ಭಾರಾಧ್ವಸಹೋ ಜವೇಽಶ್ವತುಲ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಶಸ್ತಫಲಃ ॥ ೧೬ ॥
[ಕ್ಷಣಾ]

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