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.

अवाक्प्रदानेऽपि हितार्थसिद्धिः ।
पूर्वोक्तदिक्चक्रफलैरतोऽन्यत् ।
वाच्यं फलं चोत्तममध्यनीचशाखास्थितायां वरमध्यनीचम् ॥ ४६ ॥
[विहित]

avākpradāne'pi hitārthasiddhiḥ |
pūrvoktadikcakraphalairato'nyat |
vācyaṃ phalaṃ cottamamadhyanīcaśākhāsthitāyāṃ varamadhyanīcam || 46 ||
[vihita]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 87.46 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 (87.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avak, Avac, Pradana, Api, Hita, Arthasiddhi, Vacya, Phala, Uttamam, Uttama, Adhi, Anica, Shakhasthi, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 87.46). 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: “avākpradāne'pi hitārthasiddhiḥ
  • avāk -
  • avāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avāc (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • pradāne' -
  • pradāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hitā -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hi class 5 verb]
    hi -> hitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • arthasiddhiḥ -
  • arthasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    arthasiddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pūrvoktadikcakraphalairato'nyat
  • Cannot analyse pūrvoktadikcakraphalairato'nyat
  • Line 3: “vācyaṃ phalaṃ cottamamadhyanīcaśākhāsthitāyāṃ varamadhyanīcam || 46 |
  • vācyam -
  • vācya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vācya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vācyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √vac]
    vac -> vācyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac]
    vac -> vācya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac], [accusative single from √vac]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • anīca -
  • anīca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anīca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śākhāsthi -
  • śākhāsthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāyām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • anīcam -
  • anīca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anīca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anīcā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 46

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 87.46

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 87.46 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಾಕ್ಪ್ರದಾನೇಽಪಿ ಹಿತಾರ್ಥಸಿದ್ಧಿಃ ।
ಪೂರ್ವೋಕ್ತದಿಕ್ಚಕ್ರಫಲೈರತೋಽನ್ಯತ್ ।
ವಾಚ್ಯಂ ಫಲಂ ಚೋತ್ತಮಮಧ್ಯನೀಚಶಾಖಾಸ್ಥಿತಾಯಾಂ ವರಮಧ್ಯನೀಚಮ್ ॥ ೪೬ ॥
[ವಿಹಿತ]

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 87.46 in Gujarati sript:
અવાક્પ્રદાનેઽપિ હિતાર્થસિદ્ધિઃ ।
પૂર્વોક્તદિક્ચક્રફલૈરતોઽન્યત્ ।
વાચ્યં ફલં ચોત્તમમધ્યનીચશાખાસ્થિતાયાં વરમધ્યનીચમ્ ॥ ૪૬ ॥
[વિહિત]

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 87.46 in Kannada sript:
ಅವಾಕ್ಪ್ರದಾನೇಽಪಿ ಹಿತಾರ್ಥಸಿದ್ಧಿಃ ।
ಪೂರ್ವೋಕ್ತದಿಕ್ಚಕ್ರಫಲೈರತೋಽನ್ಯತ್ ।
ವಾಚ್ಯಂ ಫಲಂ ಚೋತ್ತಮಮಧ್ಯನೀಚಶಾಖಾಸ್ಥಿತಾಯಾಂ ವರಮಧ್ಯನೀಚಮ್ ॥ ೪೬ ॥
[ವಿಹಿತ]

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