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.

प्राच्यानां दक्षिणतः शुभदाः काकाः करायिका वामाः ।
विपरीतमन्यदेशेष्ववधिर्लोकप्रसिद्ध्यैव ॥ १ ॥
[शुभदः । वामा]

prācyānāṃ dakṣiṇataḥ śubhadāḥ kākāḥ karāyikā vāmāḥ |
viparītamanyadeśeṣvavadhirlokaprasiddhyaiva || 1 ||
[śubhadaḥ | vāmā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 94.1 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (94.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pracya, Dakshinatah, Shubhada, Kaka, Karayika, Vama, Viparita, Anyadesha, Avadhi, Lokaprasiddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 94.1). 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: “prācyānāṃ dakṣiṇataḥ śubhadāḥ kākāḥ karāyikā vāmāḥ
  • prācyānām -
  • prācya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prācya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prācyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dakṣiṇataḥ -
  • dakṣiṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śubhadāḥ -
  • śubhada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kākāḥ -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karāyikā* -
  • karāyikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vāmāḥ -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “viparītamanyadeśeṣvavadhirlokaprasiddhyaiva || 1 |
  • viparītam -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viparītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyadeśeṣva -
  • anyadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    anyadeśa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • avadhir -
  • avadhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokaprasiddhyai -
  • lokaprasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Cannot analyse 1
  • Line 3: “[śubhadaḥ
  • śubhadaḥ -
  • śubhada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 94.1

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 94.1 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಚ್ಯಾನಾಂ ದಕ್ಷಿಣತಃ ಶುಭದಾಃ ಕಾಕಾಃ ಕರಾಯಿಕಾ ವಾಮಾಃ ।
ವಿಪರೀತಮನ್ಯದೇಶೇಷ್ವವಧಿರ್ಲೋಕಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ್ಯೈವ ॥ ೧ ॥
[ಶುಭದಃ । ವಾಮಾ]

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 94.1 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાચ્યાનાં દક્ષિણતઃ શુભદાઃ કાકાઃ કરાયિકા વામાઃ ।
વિપરીતમન્યદેશેષ્વવધિર્લોકપ્રસિદ્ધ્યૈવ ॥ ૧ ॥
[શુભદઃ । વામા]

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 94.1 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಚ್ಯಾನಾಂ ದಕ್ಷಿಣತಃ ಶುಭದಾಃ ಕಾಕಾಃ ಕರಾಯಿಕಾ ವಾಮಾಃ ।
ವಿಪರೀತಮನ್ಯದೇಶೇಷ್ವವಧಿರ್ಲೋಕಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ್ಯೈವ ॥ ೧ ॥
[ಶುಭದಃ । ವಾಮಾ]

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