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.

षड्विंशतिः सहस्राण्येकस्य मणेः पलप्रमाणस्य ।
कर्षत्रयस्य विंशतिरुपदिष्टा पद्मरागस्य ॥ ७ ॥

ṣaḍviṃśatiḥ sahasrāṇyekasya maṇeḥ palapramāṇasya |
karṣatrayasya viṃśatirupadiṣṭā padmarāgasya || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 81.7 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 (81.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shadvimshati, Sahasra, Eka, Mani, Palapramana, Karshat, Raya, Vimshati, Upadishta, Padmaraga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 81.7). 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: “ṣaḍviṃśatiḥ sahasrāṇyekasya maṇeḥ palapramāṇasya
  • ṣaḍviṃśatiḥ -
  • ṣaḍviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahasrāṇye -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ekasya -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • maṇeḥ -
  • maṇi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    maṇ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • palapramāṇasya -
  • palapramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    palapramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “karṣatrayasya viṃśatirupadiṣṭā padmarāgasya
  • karṣat -
  • kṛṣ -> karṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛṣ class 1 verb]
  • rayasya -
  • raya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • viṃśatir -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upadiṣṭā -
  • upadiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • padmarāgasya -
  • padmarāga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 81.7

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 81.7 in Kannada sript:
ಷಡ್ವಿಂಶತಿಃ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣ್ಯೇಕಸ್ಯ ಮಣೇಃ ಪಲಪ್ರಮಾಣಸ್ಯ ।
ಕರ್ಷತ್ರಯಸ್ಯ ವಿಂಶತಿರುಪದಿಷ್ಟಾ ಪದ್ಮರಾಗಸ್ಯ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 81.7 in Gujarati sript:
ષડ્વિંશતિઃ સહસ્રાણ્યેકસ્ય મણેઃ પલપ્રમાણસ્ય ।
કર્ષત્રયસ્ય વિંશતિરુપદિષ્ટા પદ્મરાગસ્ય ॥ ૭ ॥

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 81.7 in Kannada sript:
ಷಡ್ವಿಂಶತಿಃ ಸಹಸ್ರಾಣ್ಯೇಕಸ್ಯ ಮಣೇಃ ಪಲಪ್ರಮಾಣಸ್ಯ ।
ಕರ್ಷತ್ರಯಸ್ಯ ವಿಂಶತಿರುಪದಿಷ್ಟಾ ಪದ್ಮರಾಗಸ್ಯ ॥ ೭ ॥

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