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.

ग्रन्थतश्चार्थतश्चैतत्कृत्स्नं जानति यो द्विजः ।
अग्रभुक्स भवेच्छ्राद्धे पूजितः पङ्क्तिपावनः ॥ १३ ॥

granthataścārthataścaitatkṛtsnaṃ jānati yo dvijaḥ |
agrabhuksa bhavecchrāddhe pūjitaḥ paṅktipāvanaḥ || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 2.13 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 (2.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Granthat, Arthatah, Etad, Kritsna, Janat, Janati, Yah, Dvija, Agrabhuj, Shraddha, Pujita, Panktipavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 2.13). 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: “granthataścārthataścaitatkṛtsnaṃ jānati yo dvijaḥ
  • granthataś -
  • granth -> granthat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √granth class 1 verb], [ablative single from √granth class 1 verb], [genitive single from √granth class 1 verb]
    granth -> granthat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √granth class 1 verb], [genitive single from √granth class 1 verb]
    granth (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthataś -
  • arthataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtsnam -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jānati -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jānatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvijaḥ -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “agrabhuksa bhavecchrāddhe pūjitaḥ paṅktipāvanaḥ
  • agrabhuk -
  • agrabhuj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    agrabhuj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavecch -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • śrāddhe -
  • śrāddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śrāddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śrāddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūjitaḥ -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • paṅktipāvanaḥ -
  • paṅktipāvana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 2.13

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 2.13 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರನ್ಥತಶ್ಚಾರ್ಥತಶ್ಚೈತತ್ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಂ ಜಾನತಿ ಯೋ ದ್ವಿಜಃ ।
ಅಗ್ರಭುಕ್ಸ ಭವೇಚ್ಛ್ರಾದ್ಧೇ ಪೂಜಿತಃ ಪಙ್ಕ್ತಿಪಾವನಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 2.13 in Gujarati sript:
ગ્રન્થતશ્ચાર્થતશ્ચૈતત્કૃત્સ્નં જાનતિ યો દ્વિજઃ ।
અગ્રભુક્સ ભવેચ્છ્રાદ્ધે પૂજિતઃ પઙ્ક્તિપાવનઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 2.13 in Kannada sript:
ಗ್ರನ್ಥತಶ್ಚಾರ್ಥತಶ್ಚೈತತ್ಕೃತ್ಸ್ನಂ ಜಾನತಿ ಯೋ ದ್ವಿಜಃ ।
ಅಗ್ರಭುಕ್ಸ ಭವೇಚ್ಛ್ರಾದ್ಧೇ ಪೂಜಿತಃ ಪಙ್ಕ್ತಿಪಾವನಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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