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Brihat-samhita [sanskrit]
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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.
Chapter 39 - sasyajātakādhyāyaḥ [sasyajātaka-adhyāya]
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vṛścikavṛṣapraveśe bhānorye bādarāyaṇenoktāḥ |
grīṣmaśaratsasyānāṃ sadasadyogāḥ kṛtāsta ime || 1 ||
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bhānoralipraveśe kendraistasmācchubhagrahākrāntaiḥ |
balavadbhiḥ saumyairvā nirīkṣite graiṣmikavivṛddhiḥ || 2 ||
[nirīkṣitair]
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aṣṭamarāśigate'rke guruśaśinoḥ kumbhasiṃhasaṃsthitayoḥ |
siṃhaghaṭasaṃsthayorvā niṣpattirgrīṣmasasyasya || 3 ||
[sthitayoḥ]
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arkātsite dvitīye budhe'tha vā yugapadeva vā sthitayoḥ |
vyayagatayorapi tadvanniṣpattiratīva gurudṛṣṭyā || 4 ||
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śubhamadhye'lini sūryādguruśaśinoḥ saptame parā sampat |
alyādisthe savitari gurau dvitīye'rdhaniṣpattiḥ || 5 ||
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lābhahibukārthayuktaiḥ sūryādaligātsitenduśaśiputraiḥ |
sasyasya parā sampatkarmaṇi jīve gavāṃ cāgryā || 6 ||
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kumbhe gururgavi śaśī sūryo'limukhe kujārkajau makare |
niṣpattirasti mahatī paścātparacakrabhayarogam || 7 ||
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madhye pāpagrahayoḥ sūryaḥ sasyaṃ vināśayatyaligaḥ |
pāpaḥ saptamarāśau jātaṃ jātaṃ vināśayati || 8 ||
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arthasthāne krūraḥ saumyairanirīkṣitaḥ prathamajātam |
sasyaṃ nihanti paścāduptaṃ niṣpādayedvyaktam || 9 ||
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jāmitrakendrasaṃsthau krūrau sūryasya vṛścikasthasya |
sasyavipattiṃ kurutaḥ saumyairdṛṣṭau na sarvatra || 10 ||
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vṛścikasaṃsthādarkātsaptamaṣaṣṭhopagau yadā krūrau |
bhavati tadā niṣpattiḥ sasyānāmarghaparihāniḥ || 11 ||
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vidhinānenaiva ravirvṛṣapraveśe śaratsamutthānām |
vijñeyaḥ sasyānāṃ nāśāya śivāya vā tajjñaiḥ || 12 ||
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triṣu meṣādiṣu sūryaḥ saumyayuto vīkṣito'pi vā vicaran |
graiṣmika dhānyaṃ kurute samarghamabhayopayogyaṃ ca || 13 ||
[graṣmika | samartham]
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kārmukamṛgaghaṭasaṃsthaḥ śāradasasyasya tadvadeva raviḥ |
saṃgrahakāle jñeyo viparyayaḥ krūradṛgyogāt || 14 ||
[śāradasya | yāgāt]
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the sasyajātakādhyāyaḥ [sasyajātaka-adhyāya]
Brihata Samhita (Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation)
by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)
Title: बृहत्संहिता (संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद); Author: वराह मिहिर (Varaha Mihir); Publisher: Chaukhambha Vidya Bhawan
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Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;
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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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Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.
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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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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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Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)
Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.
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Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
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Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
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