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.

साचीति यः सोऽतिविरूपदेहः शशानुगामी खलु दुर्भगश्च ।
दाता महारम्भसमाप्तकार्यो गुणैः शशस्यैव भवेत्समानः ॥ ३९ ॥
[सामीति]

sācīti yaḥ so'tivirūpadehaḥ śaśānugāmī khalu durbhagaśca |
dātā mahārambhasamāptakāryo guṇaiḥ śaśasyaiva bhavetsamānaḥ || 39 ||
[sāmīti]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 68.39 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 (68.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saci, Iti, Yah, Sah, Ati, Virupa, Deha, Shasha, Uksh, Khalu, Durbhaga, Data, Maharambha, Samapta, Kari, Karya, Guna, Samana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 68.39). 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: “sācīti yaḥ so'tivirūpadehaḥ śaśānugāmī khalu durbhagaśca
  • sācī -
  • sāci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sāci (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sāci (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sācī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sācī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sācī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • virūpa -
  • virūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehaḥ -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśān -
  • śaśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ām -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • durbhagaś -
  • durbhaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dātā mahārambhasamāptakāryo guṇaiḥ śaśasyaiva bhavetsamānaḥ || 39 |
  • dātā* -
  • dāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahārambha -
  • mahārambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārambha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāpta -
  • samāpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāryo* -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • guṇaiḥ -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śaśasyai -
  • śaśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śaś (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • samānaḥ -
  • samāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 39

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 68.39

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 68.39 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಚೀತಿ ಯಃ ಸೋಽತಿವಿರೂಪದೇಹಃ ಶಶಾನುಗಾಮೀ ಖಲು ದುರ್ಭಗಶ್ಚ ।
ದಾತಾ ಮಹಾರಮ್ಭಸಮಾಪ್ತಕಾರ್ಯೋ ಗುಣೈಃ ಶಶಸ್ಯೈವ ಭವೇತ್ಸಮಾನಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥
[ಸಾಮೀತಿ]

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 68.39 in Gujarati sript:
સાચીતિ યઃ સોઽતિવિરૂપદેહઃ શશાનુગામી ખલુ દુર્ભગશ્ચ ।
દાતા મહારમ્ભસમાપ્તકાર્યો ગુણૈઃ શશસ્યૈવ ભવેત્સમાનઃ ॥ ૩૯ ॥
[સામીતિ]

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 68.39 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾಚೀತಿ ಯಃ ಸೋಽತಿವಿರೂಪದೇಹಃ ಶಶಾನುಗಾಮೀ ಖಲು ದುರ್ಭಗಶ್ಚ ।
ದಾತಾ ಮಹಾರಮ್ಭಸಮಾಪ್ತಕಾರ್ಯೋ ಗುಣೈಃ ಶಶಸ್ಯೈವ ಭವೇತ್ಸಮಾನಃ ॥ ೩೯ ॥
[ಸಾಮೀತಿ]

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