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.

पूर्वेण पूर्वेण गतेन युक्तं स्थानं विनान्त्यं प्रवदन्ति सङ्ख्याम् ।
इच्छाविकल्पैः क्रमशोऽभिनीय नीते निवृत्तिः पुनरन्यनीतिः ॥ २२ ॥

pūrveṇa pūrveṇa gatena yuktaṃ sthānaṃ vināntyaṃ pravadanti saṅkhyām |
icchāvikalpaiḥ kramaśo'bhinīya nīte nivṛttiḥ punaranyanītiḥ || 22 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 76.22 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 (76.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvena, Purva, Gata, Yuktam, Yukta, Sthana, Vina, Sya, Pravat, Anti, Sankhya, Iccha, Avikalpa, Kramashah, Kramashas, Abhi, Nita, Niti, Nivritti, Punar, Ani, Anya, Aniti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 76.22). 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: “pūrveṇa pūrveṇa gatena yuktaṃ sthānaṃ vināntyaṃ pravadanti saṅkhyām
  • pūrveṇa -
  • pūrveṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pūrveṇa -
  • pūrveṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gatena -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yuktam -
  • yuktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vinān -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyam -
  • sya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pravad -
  • pravat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pravat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pravat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • saṅkhyām -
  • saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “icchāvikalpaiḥ kramaśo'bhinīya nīte nivṛttiḥ punaranyanītiḥ
  • icchā -
  • icchā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • avikalpaiḥ -
  • avikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    avikalpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kramaśo' -
  • kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kramaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • abhinī -
  • abhi (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhini (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • nīte -
  • nīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nīta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nīti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    -> nīta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nīta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb], [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 1 verb]
  • nivṛttiḥ -
  • nivṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • anītiḥ -
  • anīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 76.22

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 76.22 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವೇಣ ಪೂರ್ವೇಣ ಗತೇನ ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ವಿನಾನ್ತ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರವದನ್ತಿ ಸಙ್ಖ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಇಚ್ಛಾವಿಕಲ್ಪೈಃ ಕ್ರಮಶೋಽಭಿನೀಯ ನೀತೇ ನಿವೃತ್ತಿಃ ಪುನರನ್ಯನೀತಿಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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 76.22 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વેણ પૂર્વેણ ગતેન યુક્તં સ્થાનં વિનાન્ત્યં પ્રવદન્તિ સઙ્ખ્યામ્ ।
ઇચ્છાવિકલ્પૈઃ ક્રમશોઽભિનીય નીતે નિવૃત્તિઃ પુનરન્યનીતિઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥

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 76.22 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವೇಣ ಪೂರ್ವೇಣ ಗತೇನ ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಸ್ಥಾನಂ ವಿನಾನ್ತ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರವದನ್ತಿ ಸಙ್ಖ್ಯಾಮ್ ।
ಇಚ್ಛಾವಿಕಲ್ಪೈಃ ಕ್ರಮಶೋಽಭಿನೀಯ ನೀತೇ ನಿವೃತ್ತಿಃ ಪುನರನ್ಯನೀತಿಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥

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