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.

वलिमध्यगता विषमा शूलाद्बाधां करोति नैस्व्यं च ।
शाठ्यं वामावर्ता करोति मेधां प्रदक्षिणतः ॥ २२ ॥
[शूलाबाधं । नैःस्व्यं]

valimadhyagatā viṣamā śūlādbādhāṃ karoti naisvyaṃ ca |
śāṭhyaṃ vāmāvartā karoti medhāṃ pradakṣiṇataḥ || 22 ||
[śūlābādhaṃ | naiḥsvyaṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.22 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 (67.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vali, Valin, Madhyagata, Vishama, Shula, Badha, Karoti, Shathya, Vamavarta, Medha, Pradakshina, Tas, Abadha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.22). 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: “valimadhyagatā viṣamā śūlādbādhāṃ karoti naisvyaṃ ca
  • vali -
  • valī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    valin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    valin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • madhyagatā* -
  • madhyagata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    madhyagatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣamā -
  • viṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūlād -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bādhām -
  • bādhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse naisvyam*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śāṭhyaṃ vāmāvartā karoti medhāṃ pradakṣiṇataḥ || 22 |
  • śāṭhyam -
  • śāṭhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śaṭh -> śāṭhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śaṭh class 1 verb]
    śaṭh -> śāṭhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śaṭh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śaṭh class 1 verb]
  • vāmāvartā -
  • vāmāvartā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • medhām -
  • medhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pradakṣiṇa -
  • pradakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 22
  • Line 3: “[śūlābādhaṃ
  • śūlā -
  • śūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śūl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abādham -
  • abādha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abādha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abādhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.22

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 67.22 in Kannada sript:
ವಲಿಮಧ್ಯಗತಾ ವಿಷಮಾ ಶೂಲಾದ್ಬಾಧಾಂ ಕರೋತಿ ನೈಸ್ವ್ಯಂ ಚ ।
ಶಾಠ್ಯಂ ವಾಮಾವರ್ತಾ ಕರೋತಿ ಮೇಧಾಂ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣತಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
[ಶೂಲಾಬಾಧಂ । ನೈಃಸ್ವ್ಯಂ]

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 67.22 in Gujarati sript:
વલિમધ્યગતા વિષમા શૂલાદ્બાધાં કરોતિ નૈસ્વ્યં ચ ।
શાઠ્યં વામાવર્તા કરોતિ મેધાં પ્રદક્ષિણતઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
[શૂલાબાધં । નૈઃસ્વ્યં]

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 67.22 in Kannada sript:
ವಲಿಮಧ್ಯಗತಾ ವಿಷಮಾ ಶೂಲಾದ್ಬಾಧಾಂ ಕರೋತಿ ನೈಸ್ವ್ಯಂ ಚ ।
ಶಾಠ್ಯಂ ವಾಮಾವರ್ತಾ ಕರೋತಿ ಮೇಧಾಂ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣತಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
[ಶೂಲಾಬಾಧಂ । ನೈಃಸ್ವ್ಯಂ]

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