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.

आत्मा सहैति मनसा मन इन्द्रियेण स्वार्थेन चेन्द्रियमिति क्रम एष शीघ्रः ।
योगोऽयमेव मनसः किमगम्यमस्ति यस्मिन्मनो व्रजति तत्र गतोऽयमात्मा ॥ ३ ॥

ātmā sahaiti manasā mana indriyeṇa svārthena cendriyamiti krama eṣa śīghraḥ |
yogo'yameva manasaḥ kimagamyamasti yasminmano vrajati tatra gato'yamātmā || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 74.3 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 (74.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atman, Atma, Saha, Sah, Manasa, Mana, Manas, Indriya, Svartha, Iti, Krama, Esha, Shighra, Yoga, Yogas, Aya, Idam, Eva, Kim, Agamya, Asti, Yah, Yat, Vrajat, Tatra, Gat, Gata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 74.3). 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: “ātmā sahaiti manasā mana indriyeṇa svārthena cendriyamiti krama eṣa śīghraḥ
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahai -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • manasā* -
  • manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mana* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • indriyeṇa -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • svārthena -
  • svārtha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svārtha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indriyam -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    indriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    indriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • krama* -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śīghraḥ -
  • śīghra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yogo'yameva manasaḥ kimagamyamasti yasminmano vrajati tatra gato'yamātmā
  • yogo' -
  • yogas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • manasaḥ -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • agamyam -
  • agamya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agamya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agamyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • mano* -
  • manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vrajati -
  • vraj -> vrajat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj -> vrajat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vraj class 1 verb]
    vraj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gato' -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātmā -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 74.3

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 74.3 in Kannada sript:
ಆತ್ಮಾ ಸಹೈತಿ ಮನಸಾ ಮನ ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯೇಣ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥೇನ ಚೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಮಿತಿ ಕ್ರಮ ಏಷ ಶೀಘ್ರಃ ।
ಯೋಗೋಽಯಮೇವ ಮನಸಃ ಕಿಮಗಮ್ಯಮಸ್ತಿ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಮನೋ ವ್ರಜತಿ ತತ್ರ ಗತೋಽಯಮಾತ್ಮಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 74.3 in Gujarati sript:
આત્મા સહૈતિ મનસા મન ઇન્દ્રિયેણ સ્વાર્થેન ચેન્દ્રિયમિતિ ક્રમ એષ શીઘ્રઃ ।
યોગોઽયમેવ મનસઃ કિમગમ્યમસ્તિ યસ્મિન્મનો વ્રજતિ તત્ર ગતોઽયમાત્મા ॥ ૩ ॥

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 74.3 in Kannada sript:
ಆತ್ಮಾ ಸಹೈತಿ ಮನಸಾ ಮನ ಇನ್ದ್ರಿಯೇಣ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥೇನ ಚೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಮಿತಿ ಕ್ರಮ ಏಷ ಶೀಘ್ರಃ ।
ಯೋಗೋಽಯಮೇವ ಮನಸಃ ಕಿಮಗಮ್ಯಮಸ್ತಿ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಮನೋ ವ್ರಜತಿ ತತ್ರ ಗತೋಽಯಮಾತ್ಮಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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