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.

आश्लेषार्धाद्दक्षिणमुत्तरमयनं रवेर्धनिष्ठाद्यम् ।
नूनं कदा चिदासीद् येनोक्तम् पूर्वशास्त्रेषु ॥ १ ॥

āśleṣārdhāddakṣiṇamuttaramayanaṃ raverdhaniṣṭhādyam |
nūnaṃ kadā cidāsīd yenoktam pūrvaśāstreṣu || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.1 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 (3.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashlesha, Ardha, Dakshina, Uttaram, Uttara, Ayana, Ravi, Dhanishtha, Yah, Nunam, Kada, Cit, Yena, Yat, Ukta, Purvashastra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.1). 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: “āśleṣārdhāddakṣiṇamuttaramayanaṃ raverdhaniṣṭhādyam
  • āśleṣā -
  • āśleṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśleṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ardhād -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttaram -
  • uttaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ayanam -
  • ayana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ayana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ayanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • raver -
  • ravi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ru (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • dhaniṣṭhād -
  • dhaniṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dhaniṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nūnaṃ kadā cidāsīd yenoktam pūrvaśāstreṣu
  • nūnam -
  • nūnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kadā -
  • kadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    kadā (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yeno -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • pūrvaśāstreṣu -
  • pūrvaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.1

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 3.1 in Kannada sript:
ಆಶ್ಲೇಷಾರ್ಧಾದ್ದಕ್ಷಿಣಮುತ್ತರಮಯನಂ ರವೇರ್ಧನಿಷ್ಠಾದ್ಯಮ್ ।
ನೂನಂ ಕದಾ ಚಿದಾಸೀದ್ ಯೇನೋಕ್ತಮ್ ಪೂರ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಷು ॥ ೧ ॥

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 3.1 in Gujarati sript:
આશ્લેષાર્ધાદ્દક્ષિણમુત્તરમયનં રવેર્ધનિષ્ઠાદ્યમ્ ।
નૂનં કદા ચિદાસીદ્ યેનોક્તમ્ પૂર્વશાસ્ત્રેષુ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 3.1 in Kannada sript:
ಆಶ್ಲೇಷಾರ್ಧಾದ್ದಕ್ಷಿಣಮುತ್ತರಮಯನಂ ರವೇರ್ಧನಿಷ್ಠಾದ್ಯಮ್ ।
ನೂನಂ ಕದಾ ಚಿದಾಸೀದ್ ಯೇನೋಕ್ತಮ್ ಪೂರ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೇಷು ॥ ೧ ॥

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