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.

उकारवर्णे विरुते अर्थसिद्धिरोकारवर्णेन च वामपार्श्वे ।
व्याक्षेपमौकाररुतेन विन्द्यान्निषेधकृत्सर्वरुतैश्च पश्चात् ॥ १५ ॥
[वर्णेन रुते]

ukāravarṇe virute arthasiddhirokāravarṇena ca vāmapārśve |
vyākṣepamaukārarutena vindyānniṣedhakṛtsarvarutaiśca paścāt || 15 ||
[varṇena rute]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 88.15 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 (88.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ukara, Varna, Varni, Viruta, Viruti, Arthasiddhi, Okara, Vamaparshva, Vyakshepa, Aukara, Ruta, Nishedha, Kritsa, Pashcat, Pashca,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 88.15). 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: “ukāravarṇe virute arthasiddhirokāravarṇena ca vāmapārśve
  • ukāra -
  • ukāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇe -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    varṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • virute -
  • viruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    virutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    viruti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • arthasiddhir -
  • arthasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    arthasiddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • okāra -
  • okāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇena -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāmapārśve -
  • vāmapārśva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “vyākṣepamaukārarutena vindyānniṣedhakṛtsarvarutaiśca paścāt || 15 |
  • vyākṣepam -
  • vyākṣepa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • aukāra -
  • aukāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rutena -
  • ruta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ruta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    ru -> ruta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ru class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √ru class 2 verb]
    ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ru class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √ru class 2 verb]
  • vindyān -
  • vid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • niṣedha -
  • niṣedha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtsa -
  • kṛtsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rva -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • arutai -
  • ru (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • aiś -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paścāt -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Cannot analyse 15

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 88.15

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 88.15 in Kannada sript:
ಉಕಾರವರ್ಣೇ ವಿರುತೇ ಅರ್ಥಸಿದ್ಧಿರೋಕಾರವರ್ಣೇನ ಚ ವಾಮಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ।
ವ್ಯಾಕ್ಷೇಪಮೌಕಾರರುತೇನ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾನ್ನಿಷೇಧಕೃತ್ಸರ್ವರುತೈಶ್ಚ ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
[ವರ್ಣೇನ ರುತೇ]

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 88.15 in Gujarati sript:
ઉકારવર્ણે વિરુતે અર્થસિદ્ધિરોકારવર્ણેન ચ વામપાર્શ્વે ।
વ્યાક્ષેપમૌકારરુતેન વિન્દ્યાન્નિષેધકૃત્સર્વરુતૈશ્ચ પશ્ચાત્ ॥ ૧૫ ॥
[વર્ણેન રુતે]

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 88.15 in Kannada sript:
ಉಕಾರವರ್ಣೇ ವಿರುತೇ ಅರ್ಥಸಿದ್ಧಿರೋಕಾರವರ್ಣೇನ ಚ ವಾಮಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೇ ।
ವ್ಯಾಕ್ಷೇಪಮೌಕಾರರುತೇನ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾನ್ನಿಷೇಧಕೃತ್ಸರ್ವರುತೈಶ್ಚ ಪಶ್ಚಾತ್ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
[ವರ್ಣೇನ ರುತೇ]

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