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.

अङ्गुष्ठयवैराढ्याः सुतवन्तोऽङ्गुष्ठमूलजैश्च यवैः ।
दीर्घाङ्गुलिपर्वाणः सुभगा दीर्घायुषश्चैव ॥ ४२ ॥
[मूलगैश्च यवः]

aṅguṣṭhayavairāḍhyāḥ sutavanto'ṅguṣṭhamūlajaiśca yavaiḥ |
dīrghāṅguliparvāṇaḥ subhagā dīrghāyuṣaścaiva || 42 ||
[mūlagaiśca yavaḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.42 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 (67.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Angushtha, Yava, Adhya, Sutavat, Mulaja, Dirghanguli, Paru, Parvan, Parva, Subhaga, Dirghayus, Dirghayusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.42). 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: “aṅguṣṭhayavairāḍhyāḥ sutavanto'ṅguṣṭhamūlajaiśca yavaiḥ
  • aṅguṣṭha -
  • aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yavair -
  • yava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āḍhyāḥ -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sutavanto' -
  • sutavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    su -> sutavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]
    -> sutavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 2 verb]
  • aṅguṣṭha -
  • aṅguṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅguṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlajaiś -
  • mūlaja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mūlaja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yavaiḥ -
  • yava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dīrghāṅguliparvāṇaḥ subhagā dīrghāyuṣaścaiva || 42 |
  • dīrghāṅguli -
  • dīrghāṅguli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dīrghāṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dīrghāṅguli (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • parvā -
  • paru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āṇaḥ -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • subhagā* -
  • subhaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    subhagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dīrghāyuṣaś -
  • dīrghāyus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dīrghāyus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dīrghāyuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva* -
  • Cannot analyse 42

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.42

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 67.42 in Kannada sript:
ಅಙ್ಗುಷ್ಠಯವೈರಾಢ್ಯಾಃ ಸುತವನ್ತೋಽಙ್ಗುಷ್ಠಮೂಲಜೈಶ್ಚ ಯವೈಃ ।
ದೀರ್ಘಾಙ್ಗುಲಿಪರ್ವಾಣಃ ಸುಭಗಾ ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷಶ್ಚೈವ ॥ ೪೨ ॥
[ಮೂಲಗೈಶ್ಚ ಯವಃ]

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 67.42 in Gujarati sript:
અઙ્ગુષ્ઠયવૈરાઢ્યાઃ સુતવન્તોઽઙ્ગુષ્ઠમૂલજૈશ્ચ યવૈઃ ।
દીર્ઘાઙ્ગુલિપર્વાણઃ સુભગા દીર્ઘાયુષશ્ચૈવ ॥ ૪૨ ॥
[મૂલગૈશ્ચ યવઃ]

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 67.42 in Kannada sript:
ಅಙ್ಗುಷ್ಠಯವೈರಾಢ್ಯಾಃ ಸುತವನ್ತೋಽಙ್ಗುಷ್ಠಮೂಲಜೈಶ್ಚ ಯವೈಃ ।
ದೀರ್ಘಾಙ್ಗುಲಿಪರ್ವಾಣಃ ಸುಭಗಾ ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷಶ್ಚೈವ ॥ ೪೨ ॥
[ಮೂಲಗೈಶ್ಚ ಯವಃ]

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