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.

पथ्यात्मानं नृपं सैन्ये पुरे चोद्दिश्य देवताम् ।
सार्थे प्रधानं साम्ये स्याज्जातिविद्यावयोऽधिकम् ॥ ११ ॥
[साम्यं]

pathyātmānaṃ nṛpaṃ sainye pure coddiśya devatām |
sārthe pradhānaṃ sāmye syājjātividyāvayo'dhikam || 11 ||
[sāmyaṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.11 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 (85.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pathya, Mana, Nripa, Sainya, Pur, Pura, Puri, Uddishya, Devata, Sartha, Pradhana, Samya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.11). 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: “pathyātmānaṃ nṛpaṃ sainye pure coddiśya devatām
  • pathyāt -
  • pathya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pathya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sainye -
  • sainya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sainya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sainyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pure -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uddiśya -
  • uddiśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • devatām -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • Line 2: “sārthe pradhānaṃ sāmye syājjātividyāvayo'dhikam || 11 |
  • sārthe -
  • sārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sārtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pradhānam -
  • pradhāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradhāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradhānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sāmye -
  • sāmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse syājjātividyāvayo'dhikam*11
  • Cannot analyse 11

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.11

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 85.11 in Kannada sript:
ಪಥ್ಯಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ನೃಪಂ ಸೈನ್ಯೇ ಪುರೇ ಚೋದ್ದಿಶ್ಯ ದೇವತಾಮ್ ।
ಸಾರ್ಥೇ ಪ್ರಧಾನಂ ಸಾಮ್ಯೇ ಸ್ಯಾಜ್ಜಾತಿವಿದ್ಯಾವಯೋಽಧಿಕಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥
[ಸಾಮ್ಯಂ]

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 85.11 in Gujarati sript:
પથ્યાત્માનં નૃપં સૈન્યે પુરે ચોદ્દિશ્ય દેવતામ્ ।
સાર્થે પ્રધાનં સામ્યે સ્યાજ્જાતિવિદ્યાવયોઽધિકમ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥
[સામ્યં]

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 85.11 in Kannada sript:
ಪಥ್ಯಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ನೃಪಂ ಸೈನ್ಯೇ ಪುರೇ ಚೋದ್ದಿಶ್ಯ ದೇವತಾಮ್ ।
ಸಾರ್ಥೇ ಪ್ರಧಾನಂ ಸಾಮ್ಯೇ ಸ್ಯಾಜ್ಜಾತಿವಿದ್ಯಾವಯೋಽಧಿಕಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥
[ಸಾಮ್ಯಂ]

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