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.

आरोहति क्षितिपतौ विनयोपपन्नो यात्रानुगोऽन्यतुरगं प्रतिह्रेषते च ।
वक्त्रेण वा स्पृशति दक्षिणमात्मपार्श्वं योऽश्वः स भर्तुरचिरात्प्रचिनोति लक्ष्मीम् ॥ १३ ॥
[प्रतिहेषते]

ārohati kṣitipatau vinayopapanno yātrānugo'nyaturagaṃ pratihreṣate ca |
vaktreṇa vā spṛśati dakṣiṇamātmapārśvaṃ yo'śvaḥ sa bharturacirātpracinoti lakṣmīm || 13 ||
[pratiheṣate]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 92.13 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 (92.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ara, Aru, Uhat, Kshitipati, Vinaya, Vina, Upapanna, Yatra, Uksh, Anya, Turaga, Prati, Hreshat, Vaktra, Sprishat, Dakshina, Parshva, Yah, Ashva, Bhartri, Acirat, Acira, Pra, Lakshmi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 92.13). 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: “ārohati kṣitipatau vinayopapanno yātrānugo'nyaturagaṃ pratihreṣate ca
  • āro -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    āru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • ūhati -
  • ūh -> ūhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ūh class 1 verb]
    ūh -> ūhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ūh class 1 verb]
    ūh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • kṣitipatau -
  • kṣitipati (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vinayo -
  • vinaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vinā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • upapanno* -
  • upapanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yātrān -
  • yātra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • o' -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • anya -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • turagam -
  • turaga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hreṣate -
  • hreṣ -> hreṣat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √hreṣ class 1 verb]
    hreṣ -> hreṣat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √hreṣ class 1 verb]
    hreṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vaktreṇa spṛśati dakṣiṇamātmapārśvaṃ yo'śvaḥ sa bharturacirātpracinoti lakṣmīm || 13 |
  • vaktreṇa -
  • vaktra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vaktra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • spṛśati -
  • spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś -> spṛśat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
    spṛś (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ātma -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • pārśvam -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pārśvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśvaḥ -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhartur -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • acirāt -
  • acirāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cinoti -
  • ci (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • lakṣmīm -
  • lakṣmī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 13

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 92.13

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 92.13 in Kannada sript:
ಆರೋಹತಿ ಕ್ಷಿತಿಪತೌ ವಿನಯೋಪಪನ್ನೋ ಯಾತ್ರಾನುಗೋಽನ್ಯತುರಗಂ ಪ್ರತಿಹ್ರೇಷತೇ ಚ ।
ವಕ್ತ್ರೇಣ ವಾ ಸ್ಪೃಶತಿ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಮಾತ್ಮಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಂ ಯೋಽಶ್ವಃ ಸ ಭರ್ತುರಚಿರಾತ್ಪ್ರಚಿನೋತಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
[ಪ್ರತಿಹೇಷತೇ]

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 92.13 in Gujarati sript:
આરોહતિ ક્ષિતિપતૌ વિનયોપપન્નો યાત્રાનુગોઽન્યતુરગં પ્રતિહ્રેષતે ચ ।
વક્ત્રેણ વા સ્પૃશતિ દક્ષિણમાત્મપાર્શ્વં યોઽશ્વઃ સ ભર્તુરચિરાત્પ્રચિનોતિ લક્ષ્મીમ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
[પ્રતિહેષતે]

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 92.13 in Kannada sript:
ಆರೋಹತಿ ಕ್ಷಿತಿಪತೌ ವಿನಯೋಪಪನ್ನೋ ಯಾತ್ರಾನುಗೋಽನ್ಯತುರಗಂ ಪ್ರತಿಹ್ರೇಷತೇ ಚ ।
ವಕ್ತ್ರೇಣ ವಾ ಸ್ಪೃಶತಿ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಮಾತ್ಮಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಂ ಯೋಽಶ್ವಃ ಸ ಭರ್ತುರಚಿರಾತ್ಪ್ರಚಿನೋತಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
[ಪ್ರತಿಹೇಷತೇ]

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