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.

हस्तत्रयं मृगशिरः श्रवणत्रयं च पूषाश्विशक्रगुरुभानि पुनर्वसुश्च ।
क्षौरे तु कर्मणि हितान्युदये क्षणे वा युक्तानि चोडुपतिना शुभतारया च ॥ १२ ॥
[श्रवनात्त्रयं]

hastatrayaṃ mṛgaśiraḥ śravaṇatrayaṃ ca pūṣāśviśakragurubhāni punarvasuśca |
kṣaure tu karmaṇi hitānyudaye kṣaṇe vā yuktāni coḍupatinā śubhatārayā ca || 12 ||
[śravanāttrayaṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 97.12 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 (97.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hastatraya, Mrigashiras, Shravana, Traya, Pusha, Pushan, Ashvin, Shakra, Gurubha, Ani, Punarvasu, Kshaura, Karmani, Karman, Hita, Udaya, Kshana, Var, Yukta, Udupati, Shubhat, Ara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 97.12). 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: “hastatrayaṃ mṛgaśiraḥ śravaṇatrayaṃ ca pūṣāśviśakragurubhāni punarvasuśca
  • hastatrayam -
  • hastatraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hastatraya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mṛgaśiraḥ -
  • mṛgaśiras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛgaśiras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śravaṇa -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūṣā -
  • pūṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūṣan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pūṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśvi -
  • aśvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śakra -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gurubhā -
  • gurubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • punarvasuś -
  • punarvasu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “kṣaure tu karmaṇi hitānyudaye kṣaṇe yuktāni coḍupatinā śubhatārayā ca || 12 |
  • kṣaure -
  • kṣaura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣaura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣaurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • karmaṇi -
  • karmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karmaṇi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    karmaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karman (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hitānyu -
  • hita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    hi -> hita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
  • udaye -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kṣaṇe -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuktāni -
  • yukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uḍupatinā -
  • uḍupati (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śubhatā -
  • śubh -> śubhat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √śubh class 6 verb]
    śubh -> śubhat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √śubh class 6 verb]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • arayā -
  • arā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca* -
  • Cannot analyse 12

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 97.12

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 97.12 in Kannada sript:
ಹಸ್ತತ್ರಯಂ ಮೃಗಶಿರಃ ಶ್ರವಣತ್ರಯಂ ಚ ಪೂಷಾಶ್ವಿಶಕ್ರಗುರುಭಾನಿ ಪುನರ್ವಸುಶ್ಚ ।
ಕ್ಷೌರೇ ತು ಕರ್ಮಣಿ ಹಿತಾನ್ಯುದಯೇ ಕ್ಷಣೇ ವಾ ಯುಕ್ತಾನಿ ಚೋಡುಪತಿನಾ ಶುಭತಾರಯಾ ಚ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಶ್ರವನಾತ್ತ್ರಯಂ]

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 97.12 in Gujarati sript:
હસ્તત્રયં મૃગશિરઃ શ્રવણત્રયં ચ પૂષાશ્વિશક્રગુરુભાનિ પુનર્વસુશ્ચ ।
ક્ષૌરે તુ કર્મણિ હિતાન્યુદયે ક્ષણે વા યુક્તાનિ ચોડુપતિના શુભતારયા ચ ॥ ૧૨ ॥
[શ્રવનાત્ત્રયં]

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 97.12 in Kannada sript:
ಹಸ್ತತ್ರಯಂ ಮೃಗಶಿರಃ ಶ್ರವಣತ್ರಯಂ ಚ ಪೂಷಾಶ್ವಿಶಕ್ರಗುರುಭಾನಿ ಪುನರ್ವಸುಶ್ಚ ।
ಕ್ಷೌರೇ ತು ಕರ್ಮಣಿ ಹಿತಾನ್ಯುದಯೇ ಕ್ಷಣೇ ವಾ ಯುಕ್ತಾನಿ ಚೋಡುಪತಿನಾ ಶುಭತಾರಯಾ ಚ ॥ ೧೨ ॥
[ಶ್ರವನಾತ್ತ್ರಯಂ]

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