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.

काणेनाक्ष्णा दक्षिणेनैति सूर्ये चन्द्रे लग्नाद्द्वादशे चेतरेन ।
लग्नस्थेऽर्के पापदृष्टेऽन्ध एव कुब्जः स्वर्क्षे श्रोत्रहीनो जडो वा ॥ १२ ॥

kāṇenākṣṇā dakṣiṇenaiti sūrye candre lagnāddvādaśe cetarena |
lagnasthe'rke pāpadṛṣṭe'ndha eva kubjaḥ svarkṣe śrotrahīno jaḍo vā || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 95.12 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 (95.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kana, Akshan, Dakshinena, Dakshina, Surya, Candra, Candri, Lagna, Dvadasha, Ceta, Lagnastha, Arka, Papadrishti, Andha, Andhas, Eva, Kubja, Sva, Svan, Riksha, Shrotrahina, Jada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 95.12). 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: “kāṇenākṣṇā dakṣiṇenaiti sūrye candre lagnāddvādaśe cetarena
  • kāṇenā -
  • kāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • akṣṇā -
  • akṣan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dakṣiṇenai -
  • dakṣiṇena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sūrye -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sūryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [locative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √sūr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • candre -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    candrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    candri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    candri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • lagnād -
  • lagna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    lagna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √lag class 1 verb]
    lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √lag class 1 verb]
  • dvādaśe -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ceta -
  • ceta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ceta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cat (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    cit (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rena -
  • ran (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    ran (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Line 2: “lagnasthe'rke pāpadṛṣṭe'ndha eva kubjaḥ svarkṣe śrotrahīno jaḍo
  • lagnasthe' -
  • lagnastha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lagnastha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • arke -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    arka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pāpadṛṣṭe' -
  • pāpadṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    pāpadṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • andha* -
  • andhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    andha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kubjaḥ -
  • kubja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svar -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    svā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛkṣe -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śrotrahīno* -
  • śrotrahīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jaḍo* -
  • jaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 95.12

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 95.12 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಣೇನಾಕ್ಷ್ಣಾ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇನೈತಿ ಸೂರ್ಯೇ ಚನ್ದ್ರೇ ಲಗ್ನಾದ್ದ್ವಾದಶೇ ಚೇತರೇನ ।
ಲಗ್ನಸ್ಥೇಽರ್ಕೇ ಪಾಪದೃಷ್ಟೇಽನ್ಧ ಏವ ಕುಬ್ಜಃ ಸ್ವರ್ಕ್ಷೇ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಹೀನೋ ಜಡೋ ವಾ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 95.12 in Gujarati sript:
કાણેનાક્ષ્ણા દક્ષિણેનૈતિ સૂર્યે ચન્દ્રે લગ્નાદ્દ્વાદશે ચેતરેન ।
લગ્નસ્થેઽર્કે પાપદૃષ્ટેઽન્ધ એવ કુબ્જઃ સ્વર્ક્ષે શ્રોત્રહીનો જડો વા ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 95.12 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾಣೇನಾಕ್ಷ್ಣಾ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇನೈತಿ ಸೂರ್ಯೇ ಚನ್ದ್ರೇ ಲಗ್ನಾದ್ದ್ವಾದಶೇ ಚೇತರೇನ ।
ಲಗ್ನಸ್ಥೇಽರ್ಕೇ ಪಾಪದೃಷ್ಟೇಽನ್ಧ ಏವ ಕುಬ್ಜಃ ಸ್ವರ್ಕ್ಷೇ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಹೀನೋ ಜಡೋ ವಾ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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