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.

माषकचतुष्टयं दशशतक्रयं द्वौ तु पञ्चशतमूल्यौ ।
परिकल्प्यमन्तराले मूल्यं हीनाधिकगुणानाम् ॥ ९ ॥

māṣakacatuṣṭayaṃ daśaśatakrayaṃ dvau tu pañcaśatamūlyau |
parikalpyamantarāle mūlyaṃ hīnādhikaguṇānām || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 81.9 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 (81.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mashaka, Catushtaya, Dashashata, Kraya, Dva, Pancashata, Uli, Parikalpya, Antarala, Mulya, Hinadhika, Guna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 81.9). 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: “māṣakacatuṣṭayaṃ daśaśatakrayaṃ dvau tu pañcaśatamūlyau
  • māṣaka -
  • māṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • catuṣṭayam -
  • catuṣṭaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    catuṣṭaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • daśaśata -
  • daśaśata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśaśata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • krayam -
  • kraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pañcaśatam -
  • pañcaśata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pañcaśata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ūlyau -
  • ūlī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “parikalpyamantarāle mūlyaṃ hīnādhikaguṇānām
  • parikalpyam -
  • parikalpya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parikalpya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parikalpyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antarāle -
  • antarāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mūlyam -
  • mūlya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūlya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mūl -> mūlya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
    mūl -> mūlya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
  • hīnādhika -
  • hīnādhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīnādhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇānām -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 81.9

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 81.9 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಷಕಚತುಷ್ಟಯಂ ದಶಶತಕ್ರಯಂ ದ್ವೌ ತು ಪಞ್ಚಶತಮೂಲ್ಯೌ ।
ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪ್ಯಮನ್ತರಾಲೇ ಮೂಲ್ಯಂ ಹೀನಾಧಿಕಗುಣಾನಾಮ್ ॥ 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 81.9 in Gujarati sript:
માષકચતુષ્ટયં દશશતક્રયં દ્વૌ તુ પઞ્ચશતમૂલ્યૌ ।
પરિકલ્પ્યમન્તરાલે મૂલ્યં હીનાધિકગુણાનામ્ ॥ 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 81.9 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಷಕಚತುಷ್ಟಯಂ ದಶಶತಕ್ರಯಂ ದ್ವೌ ತು ಪಞ್ಚಶತಮೂಲ್ಯೌ ।
ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪ್ಯಮನ್ತರಾಲೇ ಮೂಲ್ಯಂ ಹೀನಾಧಿಕಗುಣಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥

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