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.

छायाः क्रमेण कुजलाग्न्यनिलाम्बरोत्थाः के चिद्वदन्ति दश ताश्च यथानुपूर्व्या ।
सूर्याब्जनाभपुरुहूतयमोडुपानां तुल्यास्तु लक्षणफलैरिति तत्समासः ॥ ९४ ॥

chāyāḥ krameṇa kujalāgnyanilāmbarotthāḥ ke cidvadanti daśa tāśca yathānupūrvyā |
sūryābjanābhapuruhūtayamoḍupānāṃ tulyāstu lakṣaṇaphalairiti tatsamāsaḥ || 94 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.94 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 (67.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cha, Chaya, Kramena, Krama, Kuja, Agnyanila, Ambara, Uttha, Kah, Kim, Cit, Vadat, Vadanti, Dasha, Dashan, Tas, Yatha, Anupurvya, Anupurvi, Suryabja, Nabha, Puruhuta, Yama, Udupa, Tulya, Lakshana, Phala, Iti, Tatsama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.94). 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: “chāyāḥ krameṇa kujalāgnyanilāmbarotthāḥ ke cidvadanti daśa tāśca yathānupūrvyā
  • chāyāḥ -
  • chā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    chāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    chāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kuja -
  • kuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnyanilā -
  • agnyanila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agnyanila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambaro -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ambarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utthāḥ -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tāś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anupūrvyā -
  • anupūrvyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    anupūrvī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    anupūrvī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “sūryābjanābhapuruhūtayamoḍupānāṃ tulyāstu lakṣaṇaphalairiti tatsamāsaḥ
  • sūryābja -
  • sūryābja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūryābja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nābha -
  • nābha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nābha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puruhūta -
  • puruhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yamo -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uḍupānām -
  • uḍupa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    uḍupa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tulyās -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √tul class 10 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • lakṣaṇa -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalair -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tatsamā -
  • tatsama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatsama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatsamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asaḥ -
  • sas (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.94

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 67.94 in Kannada sript:
ಛಾಯಾಃ ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಕುಜಲಾಗ್ನ್ಯನಿಲಾಮ್ಬರೋತ್ಥಾಃ ಕೇ ಚಿದ್ವದನ್ತಿ ದಶ ತಾಶ್ಚ ಯಥಾನುಪೂರ್ವ್ಯಾ ।
ಸೂರ್ಯಾಬ್ಜನಾಭಪುರುಹೂತಯಮೋಡುಪಾನಾಂ ತುಲ್ಯಾಸ್ತು ಲಕ್ಷಣಫಲೈರಿತಿ ತತ್ಸಮಾಸಃ ॥ ೯೪ ॥

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 67.94 in Gujarati sript:
છાયાઃ ક્રમેણ કુજલાગ્ન્યનિલામ્બરોત્થાઃ કે ચિદ્વદન્તિ દશ તાશ્ચ યથાનુપૂર્વ્યા ।
સૂર્યાબ્જનાભપુરુહૂતયમોડુપાનાં તુલ્યાસ્તુ લક્ષણફલૈરિતિ તત્સમાસઃ ॥ ૯૪ ॥

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 67.94 in Kannada sript:
ಛಾಯಾಃ ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಕುಜಲಾಗ್ನ್ಯನಿಲಾಮ್ಬರೋತ್ಥಾಃ ಕೇ ಚಿದ್ವದನ್ತಿ ದಶ ತಾಶ್ಚ ಯಥಾನುಪೂರ್ವ್ಯಾ ।
ಸೂರ್ಯಾಬ್ಜನಾಭಪುರುಹೂತಯಮೋಡುಪಾನಾಂ ತುಲ್ಯಾಸ್ತು ಲಕ್ಷಣಫಲೈರಿತಿ ತತ್ಸಮಾಸಃ ॥ ೯೪ ॥

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