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.

मन्दरसंज्ञोऽष्टाभिः पञ्चलता हारफलकमित्युक्तम् ।
सप्ताविंशतिमुक्ता हस्तो नक्षत्रमालेति ॥ ३४ ॥

mandarasaṃjño'ṣṭābhiḥ pañcalatā hāraphalakamityuktam |
saptāviṃśatimuktā hasto nakṣatramāleti || 34 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 80.34 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 (80.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mandara, Sanjna, Sanjnu, Ashta, Panca, Pancan, Lata, Haraphalaka, Ityukta, Saptavimshati, Ukta, Hasta, Nakshatramala, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 80.34). 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: “mandarasaṃjño'ṣṭābhiḥ pañcalatā hāraphalakamityuktam
  • mandara -
  • mandara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mandara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjño' -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sañjñu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sañjñu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • aṣṭābhiḥ -
  • aṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 5 verb]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • latā* -
  • latā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hāraphalakam -
  • hāraphalaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ityuktam -
  • ityukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “saptāviṃśatimuktā hasto nakṣatramāleti
  • saptāviṃśatim -
  • saptāviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • uktā* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • hasto* -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nakṣatramāle -
  • nakṣatramālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 80.34

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 80.34 in Kannada sript:
ಮನ್ದರಸಂಜ್ಞೋಽಷ್ಟಾಭಿಃ ಪಞ್ಚಲತಾ ಹಾರಫಲಕಮಿತ್ಯುಕ್ತಮ್ ।
ಸಪ್ತಾವಿಂಶತಿಮುಕ್ತಾ ಹಸ್ತೋ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಮಾಲೇತಿ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 80.34 in Gujarati sript:
મન્દરસંજ્ઞોઽષ્ટાભિઃ પઞ્ચલતા હારફલકમિત્યુક્તમ્ ।
સપ્તાવિંશતિમુક્તા હસ્તો નક્ષત્રમાલેતિ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 80.34 in Kannada sript:
ಮನ್ದರಸಂಜ್ಞೋಽಷ್ಟಾಭಿಃ ಪಞ್ಚಲತಾ ಹಾರಫಲಕಮಿತ್ಯುಕ್ತಮ್ ।
ಸಪ್ತಾವಿಂಶತಿಮುಕ್ತಾ ಹಸ್ತೋ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಮಾಲೇತಿ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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