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.

अनियतचारः खलु चेदुपलब्धिः संख्यया कथं तस्य ।
पुच्छाननाभिधानोऽन्तरेण कस्मान्न गृह्णाति ॥ ५ ॥

aniyatacāraḥ khalu cedupalabdhiḥ saṃkhyayā kathaṃ tasya |
pucchānanābhidhāno'ntareṇa kasmānna gṛhṇāti || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.5 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 (5.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aniyatacara, Khalu, Ced, Upalabdhi, Sankhya, Katham, Katha, Tad, Pucchanana, Abhidha, Ano, Ana, Anas, Anu, Antarena, Antara, Kasmat, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.5). 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: “aniyatacāraḥ khalu cedupalabdhiḥ saṃkhyayā kathaṃ tasya
  • aniyatacāraḥ -
  • aniyatacāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ced -
  • ced (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ced (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upalabdhiḥ -
  • upalabdhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • saṅkhyayā -
  • saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “pucchānanābhidhāno'ntareṇa kasmānna gṛhṇāti
  • pucchānanā -
  • pucchānana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pucchānana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhidhā -
  • abhidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ano' -
  • ano (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • antareṇa -
  • antareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kasmān -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhṇāti -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.5

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 5.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅನಿಯತಚಾರಃ ಖಲು ಚೇದುಪಲಬ್ಧಿಃ ಸಂಖ್ಯಯಾ ಕಥಂ ತಸ್ಯ ।
ಪುಚ್ಛಾನನಾಭಿಧಾನೋಽನ್ತರೇಣ ಕಸ್ಮಾನ್ನ ಗೃಹ್ಣಾತಿ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 5.5 in Gujarati sript:
અનિયતચારઃ ખલુ ચેદુપલબ્ધિઃ સંખ્યયા કથં તસ્ય ।
પુચ્છાનનાભિધાનોઽન્તરેણ કસ્માન્ન ગૃહ્ણાતિ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 5.5 in Kannada sript:
ಅನಿಯತಚಾರಃ ಖಲು ಚೇದುಪಲಬ್ಧಿಃ ಸಂಖ್ಯಯಾ ಕಥಂ ತಸ್ಯ ।
ಪುಚ್ಛಾನನಾಭಿಧಾನೋಽನ್ತರೇಣ ಕಸ್ಮಾನ್ನ ಗೃಹ್ಣಾತಿ ॥ ೫ ॥

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