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.

विस्तीर्णमांसोपचितो नितम्बः गुरुश्च धत्ते रशनाकलापम् ।
नाभिर्गभीरा विपुलाङ्गानां प्रदक्षिणावर्तगता च शस्ता ॥ ४ ॥
[रसना । गम्भीरा । प्रशस्ता]

vistīrṇamāṃsopacito nitambaḥ guruśca dhatte raśanākalāpam |
nābhirgabhīrā vipulāṅgānāṃ pradakṣiṇāvartagatā ca śastā || 4 ||
[rasanā | gambhīrā | praśastā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 69.4 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 (69.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vistirna, Upacit, Upacita, Nitamba, Guru, Rashanakalapa, Nabhi, Gabhira, Vipula, Anga, Pradakshinavarta, Gat, Gata, Rasana, Gambhira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 69.4). 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: “vistīrṇamāṃsopacito nitambaḥ guruśca dhatte raśanākalāpam
  • vistīrṇam -
  • vistīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṃ -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • so -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upacito* -
  • upacit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    upacita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nitambaḥ -
  • nitamba (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guruś -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhatte -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • raśanākalāpam -
  • raśanākalāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nābhirgabhīrā vipulāṅgānāṃ pradakṣiṇāvartagatā ca śastā || 4 |
  • nābhir -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gabhīrā* -
  • gabhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gabhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vipulā -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgānām -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • pradakṣiṇāvarta -
  • pradakṣiṇāvarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradakṣiṇāvarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatā -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śastā* -
  • Cannot analyse 4
  • Line 3: “[rasanā | gambhīrā
  • rasanā* -
  • rasana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rasanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gambhīrā -
  • gambhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 69.4

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 69.4 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣಮಾಂಸೋಪಚಿತೋ ನಿತಮ್ಬಃ ಗುರುಶ್ಚ ಧತ್ತೇ ರಶನಾಕಲಾಪಮ್ ।
ನಾಭಿರ್ಗಭೀರಾ ವಿಪುಲಾಙ್ಗಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಾವರ್ತಗತಾ ಚ ಶಸ್ತಾ ॥ ೪ ॥
[ರಸನಾ । ಗಮ್ಭೀರಾ । ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಾ]

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 69.4 in Gujarati sript:
વિસ્તીર્ણમાંસોપચિતો નિતમ્બઃ ગુરુશ્ચ ધત્તે રશનાકલાપમ્ ।
નાભિર્ગભીરા વિપુલાઙ્ગાનાં પ્રદક્ષિણાવર્તગતા ચ શસ્તા ॥ ૪ ॥
[રસના । ગમ્ભીરા । પ્રશસ્તા]

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 69.4 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣಮಾಂಸೋಪಚಿತೋ ನಿತಮ್ಬಃ ಗುರುಶ್ಚ ಧತ್ತೇ ರಶನಾಕಲಾಪಮ್ ।
ನಾಭಿರ್ಗಭೀರಾ ವಿಪುಲಾಙ್ಗಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಾವರ್ತಗತಾ ಚ ಶಸ್ತಾ ॥ ೪ ॥
[ರಸನಾ । ಗಮ್ಭೀರಾ । ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಾ]

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