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.

उच्चैः ष्ठीवनमुत्कटप्रहसितं शय्यासनोत्सर्पणं गात्रास्फोटनजृम्भणानि सुलभद्रव्याल्पसम्प्रार्थना ।
बालालिङ्गनचुम्बनान्यभिमुखे सख्याः समालोकनं दृक्पातश्च पराङ्मुखे गुणकथा कर्णस्य कण्डूयनम् ॥ ४ ॥

uccaiḥ ṣṭhīvanamutkaṭaprahasitaṃ śayyāsanotsarpaṇaṃ gātrāsphoṭanajṛmbhaṇāni sulabhadravyālpasamprārthanā |
bālāliṅganacumbanānyabhimukhe sakhyāḥ samālokanaṃ dṛkpātaśca parāṅmukhe guṇakathā karṇasya kaṇḍūyanam || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 77.4 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 (77.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uccaih, Ucca, Shthivana, Utkata, Prahasita, Shayyasana, Utsarpana, Gatri, Gatra, Asphotana, Jrimbhana, Sulabha, Dravya, Dravi, Alpa, Bala, Alingana, Cumbana, Abhimukhe, Abhimukha, Sakhi, Samalokana, Drikpata, Paranmukha, Gunakatha, Karna, Kanduyana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 77.4). 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: “uccaiḥ ṣṭhīvanamutkaṭaprahasitaṃ śayyāsanotsarpaṇaṃ gātrāsphoṭanajṛmbhaṇāni sulabhadravyālpasamprārthanā
  • uccaiḥ -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ṣṭhīvanam -
  • ṣṭhīvana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṣṭhīvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṣṭhīvanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • utkaṭa -
  • utkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utkaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prahasitam -
  • prahasita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prahasita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prahasitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śayyāsano -
  • śayyāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utsarpaṇam -
  • utsarpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    utsarpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gātrā -
  • gātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    gātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsphoṭana -
  • āsphoṭana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jṛmbhaṇāni -
  • jṛmbhaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sulabha -
  • sulabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sulabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dravyā -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dravī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samprā -
  • sampra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ārthan -
  • arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “bālāliṅganacumbanānyabhimukhe sakhyāḥ samālokanaṃ dṛkpātaśca parāṅmukhe guṇakathā karṇasya kaṇḍūyanam
  • bālā -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āliṅgana -
  • āliṅgana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cumbanānya -
  • cumbana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • abhimukhe -
  • abhimukhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhimukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhimukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sakhyāḥ -
  • sakhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • samālokanam -
  • samālokana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛkpātaś -
  • dṛkpāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāṅmukhe -
  • parāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    parāṅmukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • guṇakathā -
  • guṇakathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • karṇasya -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kaṇḍūyanam -
  • kaṇḍūyana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 77.4

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 77.4 in Kannada sript:
ಉಚ್ಚೈಃ ಷ್ಠೀವನಮುತ್ಕಟಪ್ರಹಸಿತಂ ಶಯ್ಯಾಸನೋತ್ಸರ್ಪಣಂ ಗಾತ್ರಾಸ್ಫೋಟನಜೃಮ್ಭಣಾನಿ ಸುಲಭದ್ರವ್ಯಾಲ್ಪಸಮ್ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನಾ ।
ಬಾಲಾಲಿಙ್ಗನಚುಮ್ಬನಾನ್ಯಭಿಮುಖೇ ಸಖ್ಯಾಃ ಸಮಾಲೋಕನಂ ದೃಕ್ಪಾತಶ್ಚ ಪರಾಙ್ಮುಖೇ ಗುಣಕಥಾ ಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಕಣ್ಡೂಯನಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 77.4 in Gujarati sript:
ઉચ્ચૈઃ ષ્ઠીવનમુત્કટપ્રહસિતં શય્યાસનોત્સર્પણં ગાત્રાસ્ફોટનજૃમ્ભણાનિ સુલભદ્રવ્યાલ્પસમ્પ્રાર્થના ।
બાલાલિઙ્ગનચુમ્બનાન્યભિમુખે સખ્યાઃ સમાલોકનં દૃક્પાતશ્ચ પરાઙ્મુખે ગુણકથા કર્ણસ્ય કણ્ડૂયનમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 77.4 in Kannada sript:
ಉಚ್ಚೈಃ ಷ್ಠೀವನಮುತ್ಕಟಪ್ರಹಸಿತಂ ಶಯ್ಯಾಸನೋತ್ಸರ್ಪಣಂ ಗಾತ್ರಾಸ್ಫೋಟನಜೃಮ್ಭಣಾನಿ ಸುಲಭದ್ರವ್ಯಾಲ್ಪಸಮ್ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನಾ ।
ಬಾಲಾಲಿಙ್ಗನಚುಮ್ಬನಾನ್ಯಭಿಮುಖೇ ಸಖ್ಯಾಃ ಸಮಾಲೋಕನಂ ದೃಕ್ಪಾತಶ್ಚ ಪರಾಙ್ಮುಖೇ ಗುಣಕಥಾ ಕರ್ಣಸ್ಯ ಕಣ್ಡೂಯನಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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