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.

जवजातिबलस्थानहर्षसत्त्वस्वरान्विताः ।
स्वभूमावनुलोमाश्च तदूनाः स्युर्विवर्जिताः ॥ १९ ॥

javajātibalasthānaharṣasattvasvarānvitāḥ |
svabhūmāvanulomāśca tadūnāḥ syurvivarjitāḥ || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.19 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 (85.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Java, Jati, Balastha, Aharsha, Sattva, Svara, Vita, Svabhumi, Anuloma, Tad, Tat, Una, Vivarjita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.19). 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: “javajātibalasthānaharṣasattvasvarānvitāḥ
  • java -
  • java (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    java (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jāti -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • balasthān -
  • balastha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aharṣa -
  • aharṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aharṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svarān -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vitāḥ -
  • vita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “svabhūmāvanulomāśca tadūnāḥ syurvivarjitāḥ
  • svabhūmāva -
  • svabhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    svabhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • anulomāś -
  • anuloma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anulomā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ūnāḥ -
  • ūna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ūnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • vivarjitāḥ -
  • vivarjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vivarjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.19

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 85.19 in Kannada sript:
ಜವಜಾತಿಬಲಸ್ಥಾನಹರ್ಷಸತ್ತ್ವಸ್ವರಾನ್ವಿತಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವಭೂಮಾವನುಲೋಮಾಶ್ಚ ತದೂನಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ವಿವರ್ಜಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 85.19 in Gujarati sript:
જવજાતિબલસ્થાનહર્ષસત્ત્વસ્વરાન્વિતાઃ ।
સ્વભૂમાવનુલોમાશ્ચ તદૂનાઃ સ્યુર્વિવર્જિતાઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 85.19 in Kannada sript:
ಜವಜಾತಿಬಲಸ್ಥಾನಹರ್ಷಸತ್ತ್ವಸ್ವರಾನ್ವಿತಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವಭೂಮಾವನುಲೋಮಾಶ್ಚ ತದೂನಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ವಿವರ್ಜಿತಾಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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