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.

नवतिः सैव षडूना द्वादशहीना त्रिषट्कहीना च ।
नृपपुत्रमन्त्रिबलपतिपुरोधसां स्युर्यथासङ्ख्यम् ॥ ९ ॥

navatiḥ saiva ṣaḍūnā dvādaśahīnā triṣaṭkahīnā ca |
nṛpaputramantribalapatipurodhasāṃ syuryathāsaṅkhyam || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 78.9 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 (78.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Navati, Shaduna, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Hina, Trishatka, Nripaputra, Antri, Purodhas, Yathasankhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.9). 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: “navatiḥ saiva ṣaḍūnā dvādaśahīnā triṣaṭkahīnā ca
  • navatiḥ -
  • navati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sai -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ṣaḍūnā* -
  • ṣaḍūna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ṣaḍūnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hīnā -
  • hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • triṣaṭka -
  • triṣaṭka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    triṣaṭka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīnā -
  • hīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> hīnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “nṛpaputramantribalapatipurodhasāṃ syuryathāsaṅkhyam
  • nṛpaputram -
  • nṛpaputra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nṛpaputra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • antri -
  • antrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • balapati -
  • balapati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • purodhasām -
  • purodhas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • yathāsaṅkhyam -
  • yathāsaṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathāsaṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.9

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 78.9 in Kannada sript:
ನವತಿಃ ಸೈವ ಷಡೂನಾ ದ್ವಾದಶಹೀನಾ ತ್ರಿಷಟ್ಕಹೀನಾ ಚ ।
ನೃಪಪುತ್ರಮನ್ತ್ರಿಬಲಪತಿಪುರೋಧಸಾಂ ಸ್ಯುರ್ಯಥಾಸಙ್ಖ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 78.9 in Gujarati sript:
નવતિઃ સૈવ ષડૂના દ્વાદશહીના ત્રિષટ્કહીના ચ ।
નૃપપુત્રમન્ત્રિબલપતિપુરોધસાં સ્યુર્યથાસઙ્ખ્યમ્ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 78.9 in Kannada sript:
ನವತಿಃ ಸೈವ ಷಡೂನಾ ದ್ವಾದಶಹೀನಾ ತ್ರಿಷಟ್ಕಹೀನಾ ಚ ।
ನೃಪಪುತ್ರಮನ್ತ್ರಿಬಲಪತಿಪುರೋಧಸಾಂ ಸ್ಯುರ್ಯಥಾಸಙ್ಖ್ಯಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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