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.

एकावली नाम यथेष्टसङ्ख्या हस्तप्रमाणा मणिविप्रयुक्ता ।
संयोजिता या मणिना तु मध्ये यष्टीति सा भूषणविद्भिरुक्तम् ॥ ३६ ॥

ekāvalī nāma yatheṣṭasaṅkhyā hastapramāṇā maṇiviprayuktā |
saṃyojitā yā maṇinā tu madhye yaṣṭīti sā bhūṣaṇavidbhiruktam || 36 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 80.36 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 (80.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekavali, Naman, Yatheshta, Sankhya, Hastapramana, Mani, Viprayukta, Samyojita, Madhye, Madhya, Yashti, Iti, Bhushana, Vid, Vidh, Ukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 80.36). 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: “ekāvalī nāma yatheṣṭasaṅkhyā hastapramāṇā maṇiviprayuktā
  • ekāvalī -
  • ekāvalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ekāvali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yatheṣṭa -
  • yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkhyā* -
  • saṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hastapramāṇā* -
  • hastapramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • maṇi -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    maṇī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    maṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    maṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viprayuktā -
  • viprayuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃyojitā maṇinā tu madhye yaṣṭīti bhūṣaṇavidbhiruktam
  • saṃyojitā* -
  • saṃyojita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃyojitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • maṇinā -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    maṇī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yaṣṭī -
  • yaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaṣṭi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhūṣaṇa -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidbhir -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 80.36

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 80.36 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಾವಲೀ ನಾಮ ಯಥೇಷ್ಟಸಙ್ಖ್ಯಾ ಹಸ್ತಪ್ರಮಾಣಾ ಮಣಿವಿಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತಾ ।
ಸಂಯೋಜಿತಾ ಯಾ ಮಣಿನಾ ತು ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಯಷ್ಟೀತಿ ಸಾ ಭೂಷಣವಿದ್ಭಿರುಕ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 80.36 in Gujarati sript:
એકાવલી નામ યથેષ્ટસઙ્ખ્યા હસ્તપ્રમાણા મણિવિપ્રયુક્તા ।
સંયોજિતા યા મણિના તુ મધ્યે યષ્ટીતિ સા ભૂષણવિદ્ભિરુક્તમ્ ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 80.36 in Kannada sript:
ಏಕಾವಲೀ ನಾಮ ಯಥೇಷ್ಟಸಙ್ಖ್ಯಾ ಹಸ್ತಪ್ರಮಾಣಾ ಮಣಿವಿಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತಾ ।
ಸಂಯೋಜಿತಾ ಯಾ ಮಣಿನಾ ತು ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಯಷ್ಟೀತಿ ಸಾ ಭೂಷಣವಿದ್ಭಿರುಕ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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