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.
Verse 69.13
कनिष्ठिकामूलभवा गता या प्रदेशिनीमध्यमिकान्तरालम् ।
करोति रेखा परमायुषः सा प्रमाणमूना तु तदूनमायुः ॥ १३ ॥
kaniṣṭhikāmūlabhavā gatā yā pradeśinīmadhyamikāntarālam |
karoti rekhā paramāyuṣaḥ sā pramāṇamūnā tu tadūnamāyuḥ || 13 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 69.13 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 (69.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kanishthika, Mulabhava, Gata, Pradeshini, Adhi, Amin, Kanta, Rala, Karoti, Rekha, Paramayusha, Paramayus, Pramana, Una, Tad, Tat, Ayu, Ayus,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “kaniṣṭhikāmūlabhavā gatā yā pradeśinīmadhyamikāntarālam ”
- kaniṣṭhikā -
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kaniṣṭhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- mūlabhavā* -
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mūlabhava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mūlabhavā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gatā* -
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gata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pradeśinīm -
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pradeśinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- adhya -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]adhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]adhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist middle first single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kānta -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- rālam -
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rāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “karoti rekhā paramāyuṣaḥ sā pramāṇamūnā tu tadūnamāyuḥ ”
- karoti -
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karoti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]karoti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]karoti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third single]
- rekhā -
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rekhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- paramāyuṣaḥ -
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paramāyuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]paramāyus (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]paramāyus (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pramāṇam -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ūnā -
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ūnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ūnam -
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ūna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āyuḥ -
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āyus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]āyus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 69.13
Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;
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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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Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.
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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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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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Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)
Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 69.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕನಿಷ್ಠಿಕಾಮೂಲಭವಾ ಗತಾ ಯಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶಿನೀಮಧ್ಯಮಿಕಾನ್ತರಾಲಮ್ ।
ಕರೋತಿ ರೇಖಾ ಪರಮಾಯುಷಃ ಸಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಮೂನಾ ತು ತದೂನಮಾಯುಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 69.13 in Gujarati sript:
કનિષ્ઠિકામૂલભવા ગતા યા પ્રદેશિનીમધ્યમિકાન્તરાલમ્ ।
કરોતિ રેખા પરમાયુષઃ સા પ્રમાણમૂના તુ તદૂનમાયુઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
Buy now!Preview of verse 69.13 in Kannada sript:
ಕನಿಷ್ಠಿಕಾಮೂಲಭವಾ ಗತಾ ಯಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶಿನೀಮಧ್ಯಮಿಕಾನ್ತರಾಲಮ್ ।
ಕರೋತಿ ರೇಖಾ ಪರಮಾಯುಷಃ ಸಾ ಪ್ರಮಾಣಮೂನಾ ತು ತದೂನಮಾಯುಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥