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.

ऊर्ध्वं सिद्धिः कैवर्तसङ्गमो मीनतित्तिराद्याप्तिः ।
प्रव्रजितदर्शनं तत्परे च पक्वान्नफललब्धिः ॥ ७ ॥

ūrdhvaṃ siddhiḥ kaivartasaṅgamo mīnatittirādyāptiḥ |
pravrajitadarśanaṃ tatpare ca pakvānnaphalalabdhiḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 86.7 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 (86.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Urdhvam, Urdhva, Siddhi, Kaivarta, Sangama, Minat, Minati, Tti, Adi, Adya, Adin, Apti, Pravrajita, Darshana, Tatpara, Pakvanna, Phala, Labdhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 86.7). 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: “ūrdhvaṃ siddhiḥ kaivartasaṅgamo mīnatittirādyāptiḥ
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • siddhiḥ -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaivarta -
  • kaivarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgamo* -
  • saṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mīnati -
  • -> mīnat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> mīnat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> mīnatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 9 verb]
  • ttir -
  • tti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ādyā -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    ādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    ādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ad]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ad]
  • āptiḥ -
  • āpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pravrajitadarśanaṃ tatpare ca pakvānnaphalalabdhiḥ
  • pravrajita -
  • pravrajita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravrajita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatpare -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tatpara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tatparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pakvānna -
  • pakvānna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phala -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • labdhiḥ -
  • labdhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 86.7

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 86.7 in Kannada sript:
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಂ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಃ ಕೈವರ್ತಸಙ್ಗಮೋ ಮೀನತಿತ್ತಿರಾದ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಃ ।
ಪ್ರವ್ರಜಿತದರ್ಶನಂ ತತ್ಪರೇ ಚ ಪಕ್ವಾನ್ನಫಲಲಬ್ಧಿಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 86.7 in Gujarati sript:
ઊર્ધ્વં સિદ્ધિઃ કૈવર્તસઙ્ગમો મીનતિત્તિરાદ્યાપ્તિઃ ।
પ્રવ્રજિતદર્શનં તત્પરે ચ પક્વાન્નફલલબ્ધિઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 86.7 in Kannada sript:
ಊರ್ಧ್ವಂ ಸಿದ್ಧಿಃ ಕೈವರ್ತಸಙ್ಗಮೋ ಮೀನತಿತ್ತಿರಾದ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಃ ।
ಪ್ರವ್ರಜಿತದರ್ಶನಂ ತತ್ಪರೇ ಚ ಪಕ್ವಾನ್ನಫಲಲಬ್ಧಿಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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