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.

मुक्तप्राप्तैष्यदर्कासु फलं दिक्षु तथाविधम् ।
अङ्गारदीप्तधूमिन्यस्ताश्च शान्तास्ततोऽपराः ॥ १२ ॥
[अङ्गारि । अपरा । अपराः]

muktaprāptaiṣyadarkāsu phalaṃ dikṣu tathāvidham |
aṅgāradīptadhūminyastāśca śāntāstato'parāḥ || 12 ||
[aṅgāri | aparā | aparāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.12 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 (85.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mukta, Prapta, Arka, Asu, Phala, Dish, Dikshu, Tathavidha, Angara, Dipta, Dhumini, Tas, Shanta, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Apara, Angarin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.12). 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: “muktaprāptaiṣyadarkāsu phalaṃ dikṣu tathāvidham
  • mukta -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • prāptai -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiṣyad -
  • iṣ (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active third single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [conditional active third single]
  • arkā -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dikṣu -
  • dikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • tathāvidham -
  • tathāvidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tathāvidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tathāvidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “aṅgāradīptadhūminyastāśca śāntāstato'parāḥ || 12 |
  • aṅgāra -
  • aṅgāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅgāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dīpta -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dīpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhūminyas -
  • dhūminī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tāś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāntās -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 9 verb]
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • aparāḥ -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 12
  • Line 3: “[aṅgāri | aparā
  • aṅgāri -
  • aṅgāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṅgārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṅgārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aparā -
  • aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.12

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 85.12 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಕ್ತಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೈಷ್ಯದರ್ಕಾಸು ಫಲಂ ದಿಕ್ಷು ತಥಾವಿಧಮ್ ।
ಅಙ್ಗಾರದೀಪ್ತಧೂಮಿನ್ಯಸ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ಶಾನ್ತಾಸ್ತತೋಽಪರಾಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಅಙ್ಗಾರಿ । ಅಪರಾ । ಅಪರಾಃ]

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 85.12 in Gujarati sript:
મુક્તપ્રાપ્તૈષ્યદર્કાસુ ફલં દિક્ષુ તથાવિધમ્ ।
અઙ્ગારદીપ્તધૂમિન્યસ્તાશ્ચ શાન્તાસ્તતોઽપરાઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
[અઙ્ગારિ । અપરા । અપરાઃ]

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 85.12 in Kannada sript:
ಮುಕ್ತಪ್ರಾಪ್ತೈಷ್ಯದರ್ಕಾಸು ಫಲಂ ದಿಕ್ಷು ತಥಾವಿಧಮ್ ।
ಅಙ್ಗಾರದೀಪ್ತಧೂಮಿನ್ಯಸ್ತಾಶ್ಚ ಶಾನ್ತಾಸ್ತತೋಽಪರಾಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಅಙ್ಗಾರಿ । ಅಪರಾ । ಅಪರಾಃ]

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