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.

ग्रामारण्याम्बुभूव्योमद्युनिशोभयचारिणः ।
रुतयातेक्षितोक्तेषु ग्राह्याः पुंस्त्रीनपुंसकाः ॥ ६ ॥
[स्त्रीपुन्नपुंसकाः]

grāmāraṇyāmbubhūvyomadyuniśobhayacāriṇaḥ |
rutayātekṣitokteṣu grāhyāḥ puṃstrīnapuṃsakāḥ || 6 ||
[strīpunnapuṃsakāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.6 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (85.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Gramaranya, Ambu, Bhu, Vyoman, Vyoma, Dyu, Carin, Ruta, Ikshitri, Ikshita, Ukta, Grahi, Grahya, Tri, Saka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.6). 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: “grāmāraṇyāmbubhūvyomadyuniśobhayacāriṇaḥ
  • grāmāraṇyā -
  • grāmāraṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambu -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhū -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vyoma -
  • vyoman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vyoman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyoma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dyuni -
  • dyū (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śobhaya -
  • śubh (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāriṇaḥ -
  • cārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “rutayātekṣitokteṣu grāhyāḥ puṃstrīnapuṃsakāḥ || 6 |
  • rutayā -
  • rutā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ru -> rutā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √ru class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √ru class 2 verb]
  • ate -
  • at (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • īkṣito -
  • īkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īkṣita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īkṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īkṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ -> īkṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
    īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ukteṣu -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [locative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [locative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • grāhyāḥ -
  • grāhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative plural from √grah], [vocative plural from √grah], [accusative plural from √grah]
  • puṃs -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • trīn -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uṃ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sakāḥ -
  • saka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 6

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.6

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 85.6 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರಾಮಾರಣ್ಯಾಮ್ಬುಭೂವ್ಯೋಮದ್ಯುನಿಶೋಭಯಚಾರಿಣಃ ।
ರುತಯಾತೇಕ್ಷಿತೋಕ್ತೇಷು ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಾಃ ಪುಂಸ್ತ್ರೀನಪುಂಸಕಾಃ ॥ ೬ ॥
[ಸ್ತ್ರೀಪುನ್ನಪುಂಸಕಾಃ]

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 85.6 in Gujarati sript:
ગ્રામારણ્યામ્બુભૂવ્યોમદ્યુનિશોભયચારિણઃ ।
રુતયાતેક્ષિતોક્તેષુ ગ્રાહ્યાઃ પુંસ્ત્રીનપુંસકાઃ ॥ ૬ ॥
[સ્ત્રીપુન્નપુંસકાઃ]

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 85.6 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರಾಮಾರಣ್ಯಾಮ್ಬುಭೂವ್ಯೋಮದ್ಯುನಿಶೋಭಯಚಾರಿಣಃ ।
ರುತಯಾತೇಕ್ಷಿತೋಕ್ತೇಷು ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಾಃ ಪುಂಸ್ತ್ರೀನಪುಂಸಕಾಃ ॥ ೬ ॥
[ಸ್ತ್ರೀಪುನ್ನಪುಂಸಕಾಃ]

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