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.

अश्विनीपित्र्यमूलाद्या मेषसिंहहयादयः ।
विषमर्क्षान्निवर्तन्ते पादवृद्ध्या यथोत्तरम् ॥ ७ ॥

aśvinīpitryamūlādyā meṣasiṃhahayādayaḥ |
viṣamarkṣānnivartante pādavṛddhyā yathottaram || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 101.7 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 (101.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashvin, Ashvini, Pitrya, Mula, Mesha, Simha, Haya, Aya, Ayas, Vishama, Riksha, Iva, Ritam, Tad, Yushmad, Padu, Riddhi, Yathottara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 101.7). 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: “aśvinīpitryamūlādyā meṣasiṃhahayādayaḥ
  • aśvinī -
  • aśvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aśvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pitrya -
  • pitrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pitrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūlād -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • meṣa -
  • meṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    miṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • siṃha -
  • siṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hayād -
  • haya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaḥ -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “viṣamarkṣānnivartante pādavṛddhyā yathottaram
  • viṣamar -
  • viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛkṣānn -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ivar -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ṛtan -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • pādavṛ -
  • pādu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ṛddhyā* -
  • ṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ṛddhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • yathottaram -
  • yathottara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathottara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathottarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 101.7

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 101.7 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಿನೀಪಿತ್ರ್ಯಮೂಲಾದ್ಯಾ ಮೇಷಸಿಂಹಹಯಾದಯಃ ।
ವಿಷಮರ್ಕ್ಷಾನ್ನಿವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ಪಾದವೃದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ಯಥೋತ್ತರಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 101.7 in Gujarati sript:
અશ્વિનીપિત્ર્યમૂલાદ્યા મેષસિંહહયાદયઃ ।
વિષમર્ક્ષાન્નિવર્તન્તે પાદવૃદ્ધ્યા યથોત્તરમ્ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 101.7 in Kannada sript:
ಅಶ್ವಿನೀಪಿತ್ರ್ಯಮೂಲಾದ್ಯಾ ಮೇಷಸಿಂಹಹಯಾದಯಃ ।
ವಿಷಮರ್ಕ್ಷಾನ್ನಿವರ್ತನ್ತೇ ಪಾದವೃದ್ಧ್ಯಾ ಯಥೋತ್ತರಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥

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