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.

दीर्घोऽङ्गुलानां शतमष्टहीनं साशङ्कचेष्टः पररन्ध्रविच्च ।
सारोऽस्य मज्जा निभृतप्रचारः शशो ह्यतो नातिगुरुः प्रदिष्टः ॥ २१ ॥
[अयं]

dīrgho'ṅgulānāṃ śatamaṣṭahīnaṃ sāśaṅkaceṣṭaḥ pararandhravicca |
sāro'sya majjā nibhṛtapracāraḥ śaśo hyato nātiguruḥ pradiṣṭaḥ || 21 ||
[ayaṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 68.21 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 (68.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dirgha, Angula, Shata, Ashta, Ashtan, Hina, Sashanka, Ceshta, Para, Randhra, Vid, Vidh, Sara, Saru, Saras, Idam, Majja, Nibhrita, Pracara, Shasha, Atah, Nati, Guru, Pradishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 68.21). 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: “dīrgho'ṅgulānāṃ śatamaṣṭahīnaṃ sāśaṅkaceṣṭaḥ pararandhravicca
  • dīrgho' -
  • dīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulānām -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṣṭa -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √]
    aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṣṭan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 5 verb]
  • hīnam -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • sāśaṅka -
  • sāśaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāśaṅka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ceṣṭaḥ -
  • ceṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • randhra -
  • randhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    randhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vic -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sāro'sya majjā nibhṛtapracāraḥ śaśo hyato nātiguruḥ pradiṣṭaḥ || 21 |
  • sāro' -
  • sāras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sāru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sāru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • majjā* -
  • majja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    majjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nibhṛta -
  • nibhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nibhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pracāraḥ -
  • pracāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśo* -
  • śaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nāti -
  • nāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • guruḥ -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pradiṣṭaḥ -
  • pradiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 21

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 68.21

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 68.21 in Kannada sript:
ದೀರ್ಘೋಽಙ್ಗುಲಾನಾಂ ಶತಮಷ್ಟಹೀನಂ ಸಾಶಙ್ಕಚೇಷ್ಟಃ ಪರರನ್ಧ್ರವಿಚ್ಚ ।
ಸಾರೋಽಸ್ಯ ಮಜ್ಜಾ ನಿಭೃತಪ್ರಚಾರಃ ಶಶೋ ಹ್ಯತೋ ನಾತಿಗುರುಃ ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
[ಅಯಂ]

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 68.21 in Gujarati sript:
દીર્ઘોઽઙ્ગુલાનાં શતમષ્ટહીનં સાશઙ્કચેષ્ટઃ પરરન્ધ્રવિચ્ચ ।
સારોઽસ્ય મજ્જા નિભૃતપ્રચારઃ શશો હ્યતો નાતિગુરુઃ પ્રદિષ્ટઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥
[અયં]

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 68.21 in Kannada sript:
ದೀರ್ಘೋಽಙ್ಗುಲಾನಾಂ ಶತಮಷ್ಟಹೀನಂ ಸಾಶಙ್ಕಚೇಷ್ಟಃ ಪರರನ್ಧ್ರವಿಚ್ಚ ।
ಸಾರೋಽಸ್ಯ ಮಜ್ಜಾ ನಿಭೃತಪ್ರಚಾರಃ ಶಶೋ ಹ್ಯತೋ ನಾತಿಗುರುಃ ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
[ಅಯಂ]

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