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.

तिथिवाय्वर्कभस्थानचेष्टादीप्ता यथाक्रमम् ।
धनसैन्यबलाङ्गेष्टकर्मणां स्युर्भयङ्कराः ॥ ५८ ॥

tithivāyvarkabhasthānaceṣṭādīptā yathākramam |
dhanasainyabalāṅgeṣṭakarmaṇāṃ syurbhayaṅkarāḥ || 58 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.58 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 (85.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tithi, Vayu, Ric, Tha, Aceshta, Adipta, Yatha, Akramam, Akrama, Dhanasa, Ainya, Abala, Karman, Bhayankara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.58). 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: “tithivāyvarkabhasthānaceṣṭādīptā yathākramam
  • tithi -
  • tithī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vāyvar -
  • vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ṛk -
  • ṛc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • abhas -
  • bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
  • thān -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aceṣṭā -
  • aceṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aceṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aceṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adīptā* -
  • adīpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • akramam -
  • akramam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    akrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single], [aorist active first single]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [aorist active first single]
  • Line 2: “dhanasainyabalāṅgeṣṭakarmaṇāṃ syurbhayaṅkarāḥ
  • dhanasai -
  • dhanasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ainya -
  • ainya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abalā -
  • abala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgeṣ -
  • aṅg (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmaṇām -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • bhayaṅkarāḥ -
  • bhayaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.58

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 85.58 in Kannada sript:
ತಿಥಿವಾಯ್ವರ್ಕಭಸ್ಥಾನಚೇಷ್ಟಾದೀಪ್ತಾ ಯಥಾಕ್ರಮಮ್ ।
ಧನಸೈನ್ಯಬಲಾಙ್ಗೇಷ್ಟಕರ್ಮಣಾಂ ಸ್ಯುರ್ಭಯಙ್ಕರಾಃ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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 85.58 in Gujarati sript:
તિથિવાય્વર્કભસ્થાનચેષ્ટાદીપ્તા યથાક્રમમ્ ।
ધનસૈન્યબલાઙ્ગેષ્ટકર્મણાં સ્યુર્ભયઙ્કરાઃ ॥ ૫૮ ॥

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 85.58 in Kannada sript:
ತಿಥಿವಾಯ್ವರ್ಕಭಸ್ಥಾನಚೇಷ್ಟಾದೀಪ್ತಾ ಯಥಾಕ್ರಮಮ್ ।
ಧನಸೈನ್ಯಬಲಾಙ್ಗೇಷ್ಟಕರ್ಮಣಾಂ ಸ್ಯುರ್ಭಯಙ್ಕರಾಃ ॥ ೫೮ ॥

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