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.

पुंराशिलग्ने विषमे तिथौ च दिक्स्थः प्रदीप्तः शुकुनो नराख्यः ।
वाच्यं तदा संग्रहणं नराणां मिश्रे भवेत्पण्डकसम्प्रयोगः ॥ ९ ॥

puṃrāśilagne viṣame tithau ca diksthaḥ pradīptaḥ śukuno narākhyaḥ |
vācyaṃ tadā saṃgrahaṇaṃ narāṇāṃ miśre bhavetpaṇḍakasamprayogaḥ || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 95.9 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 (95.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lagna, Vishama, Titha, Dish, Stha, Pradipta, Shuc, Nara, Vacya, Tada, Sangrahana, Mishra, Mishri, Pandaka, Samprayoga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 95.9). 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: “puṃrāśilagne viṣame tithau ca diksthaḥ pradīptaḥ śukuno narākhyaḥ
  • puṃrāśi -
  • puṃrāśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lagne -
  • lagna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lagna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    lagnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √lag class 1 verb]
    lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [locative single from √lag class 1 verb]
    lag -> lagnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lag class 1 verb]
  • viṣame -
  • viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viṣama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    viṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tithau -
  • titha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dik -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • sthaḥ -
  • stha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second dual]
  • pradīptaḥ -
  • pradīpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuk -
  • śuc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śuc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śuc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uno* -
  • ū (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • narā -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhyaḥ -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
  • Line 2: “vācyaṃ tadā saṃgrahaṇaṃ narāṇāṃ miśre bhavetpaṇḍakasamprayogaḥ
  • 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]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅgrahaṇam -
  • saṅgrahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgrahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • narāṇām -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • miśre -
  • miśra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    miśra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    miśrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    miśṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    miśṛ (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • paṇḍaka -
  • paṇḍaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samprayogaḥ -
  • samprayoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 95.9

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 95.9 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಂರಾಶಿಲಗ್ನೇ ವಿಷಮೇ ತಿಥೌ ಚ ದಿಕ್ಸ್ಥಃ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತಃ ಶುಕುನೋ ನರಾಖ್ಯಃ ।
ವಾಚ್ಯಂ ತದಾ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಣಂ ನರಾಣಾಂ ಮಿಶ್ರೇ ಭವೇತ್ಪಣ್ಡಕಸಮ್ಪ್ರಯೋಗಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 95.9 in Gujarati sript:
પુંરાશિલગ્ને વિષમે તિથૌ ચ દિક્સ્થઃ પ્રદીપ્તઃ શુકુનો નરાખ્યઃ ।
વાચ્યં તદા સંગ્રહણં નરાણાં મિશ્રે ભવેત્પણ્ડકસમ્પ્રયોગઃ ॥ ૯ ॥

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 95.9 in Kannada sript:
ಪುಂರಾಶಿಲಗ್ನೇ ವಿಷಮೇ ತಿಥೌ ಚ ದಿಕ್ಸ್ಥಃ ಪ್ರದೀಪ್ತಃ ಶುಕುನೋ ನರಾಖ್ಯಃ ।
ವಾಚ್ಯಂ ತದಾ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಣಂ ನರಾಣಾಂ ಮಿಶ್ರೇ ಭವೇತ್ಪಣ್ಡಕಸಮ್ಪ್ರಯೋಗಃ ॥ ೯ ॥

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