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.

छिक्करः कूटपूरी च पिरिली चाह्नि दक्षिणाः ।
अपसव्याः सदा शस्ता दंष्ट्रिणः सबिलेशयाः ॥ ४४ ॥

chikkaraḥ kūṭapūrī ca pirilī cāhni dakṣiṇāḥ |
apasavyāḥ sadā śastā daṃṣṭriṇaḥ sabileśayāḥ || 44 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.44 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 (85.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chikkara, Kutapuri, Ahan, Dakshina, Apasavya, Sada, Sad, Shasta, Damshtrin, Damshtri, Damshtrina, Bileshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.44). 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: “chikkaraḥ kūṭapūrī ca pirilī cāhni dakṣiṇāḥ
  • chikkaraḥ -
  • chikkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kūṭapūrī -
  • kūṭapūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse pirilī*cā
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahni -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dakṣiṇāḥ -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “apasavyāḥ sadā śastā daṃṣṭriṇaḥ sabileśayāḥ
  • apasavyāḥ -
  • apasavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    apasavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śastā* -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śas class 1 verb]
  • daṃṣṭriṇaḥ -
  • daṃṣṭrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    daṃṣṭrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    daṃṣṭrī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    daṃṣṭriṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bileśayāḥ -
  • bileśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bileśayā (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 85.44

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 85.44 in Kannada sript:
ಛಿಕ್ಕರಃ ಕೂಟಪೂರೀ ಚ ಪಿರಿಲೀ ಚಾಹ್ನಿ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಃ ।
ಅಪಸವ್ಯಾಃ ಸದಾ ಶಸ್ತಾ ದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಿಣಃ ಸಬಿಲೇಶಯಾಃ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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 85.44 in Gujarati sript:
છિક્કરઃ કૂટપૂરી ચ પિરિલી ચાહ્નિ દક્ષિણાઃ ।
અપસવ્યાઃ સદા શસ્તા દંષ્ટ્રિણઃ સબિલેશયાઃ ॥ ૪૪ ॥

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 85.44 in Kannada sript:
ಛಿಕ್ಕರಃ ಕೂಟಪೂರೀ ಚ ಪಿರಿಲೀ ಚಾಹ್ನಿ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಃ ।
ಅಪಸವ್ಯಾಃ ಸದಾ ಶಸ್ತಾ ದಂಷ್ಟ್ರಿಣಃ ಸಬಿಲೇಶಯಾಃ ॥ ೪೪ ॥

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