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.

तानि दृष्ट्वा चकारेमं सर्वशाकुनसंग्रहम् ।
वराहमिहिरः प्रीत्या शिष्याणां ज्ञानमुत्तमम् ॥ ४ ॥

tāni dṛṣṭvā cakāremaṃ sarvaśākunasaṃgraham |
varāhamihiraḥ prītyā śiṣyāṇāṃ jñānamuttamam || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.4 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 (85.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tani, Cakara, Idam, Sarvashakuna, Sangraha, Varahamihira, Pritya, Priti, Shishya, Jnana, Uttamam, Uttama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.4). 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: “tāni dṛṣṭvā cakāremaṃ sarvaśākunasaṃgraham
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • cakāre -
  • cakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvaśākuna -
  • sarvaśākuna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgraham -
  • saṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgraha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “varāhamihiraḥ prītyā śiṣyāṇāṃ jñānamuttamam
  • varāhamihiraḥ -
  • varāhamihira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prītyā -
  • prītyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prīti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    prītī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    prītī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śiṣyāṇām -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.4

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 85.4 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನಿ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಚಕಾರೇಮಂ ಸರ್ವಶಾಕುನಸಂಗ್ರಹಮ್ ।
ವರಾಹಮಿಹಿರಃ ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯಾ ಶಿಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 85.4 in Gujarati sript:
તાનિ દૃષ્ટ્વા ચકારેમં સર્વશાકુનસંગ્રહમ્ ।
વરાહમિહિરઃ પ્રીત્યા શિષ્યાણાં જ્ઞાનમુત્તમમ્ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 85.4 in Kannada sript:
ತಾನಿ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ಚಕಾರೇಮಂ ಸರ್ವಶಾಕುನಸಂಗ್ರಹಮ್ ।
ವರಾಹಮಿಹಿರಃ ಪ್ರೀತ್ಯಾ ಶಿಷ್ಯಾಣಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಮುತ್ತಮಮ್ ॥ ೪ ॥

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