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.

आद्यं धनिष्टांशमभिप्रपन्नो माघे यदा यात्युदयं सुरेज्यः ।
षष्ट्यब्दपूर्वः प्रभवः स नाम्ना प्रपद्यते भूतहितस्तदाब्दः ॥ २७ ॥
[प्रवर्तते]

ādyaṃ dhaniṣṭāṃśamabhiprapanno māghe yadā yātyudayaṃ surejyaḥ |
ṣaṣṭyabdapūrvaḥ prabhavaḥ sa nāmnā prapadyate bhūtahitastadābdaḥ || 27 ||
[pravartate]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.27 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 (8.27). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adya, Dha, Nishta, Shama, Bha, Prapanna, Magha, Yada, Yad, Yat, Yati, Udaya, Surejya, Shashtyabda, Purva, Prabhava, Prabhu, Namna, Naman, Prapad, Bhuta, Hita, Tada, Abda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.27). 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: “ādyaṃ dhaniṣṭāṃśamabhiprapanno māghe yadā yātyudayaṃ surejyaḥ
  • ādyam -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ad], [accusative single from √ad]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣṭāṃ -
  • niṣ -> niṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √niṣ class 1 verb]
    niś -> niṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √niś class 1 verb]
  • śama -
  • śama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prapanno* -
  • prapanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māghe -
  • māgha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    māgha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    māghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yātyu -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • udayam -
  • udaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • surejyaḥ -
  • surejya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ṣaṣṭyabdapūrvaḥ prabhavaḥ sa nāmnā prapadyate bhūtahitastadābdaḥ || 27 |
  • ṣaṣṭyabda -
  • ṣaṣṭyabda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvaḥ -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhavaḥ -
  • prabhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prapadya -
  • prapad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [locative single]
  • ate -
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • hitas -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hi class 5 verb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abdaḥ -
  • abda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 27

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.27

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 8.27 in Kannada sript:
ಆದ್ಯಂ ಧನಿಷ್ಟಾಂಶಮಭಿಪ್ರಪನ್ನೋ ಮಾಘೇ ಯದಾ ಯಾತ್ಯುದಯಂ ಸುರೇಜ್ಯಃ ।
ಷಷ್ಟ್ಯಬ್ದಪೂರ್ವಃ ಪ್ರಭವಃ ಸ ನಾಮ್ನಾ ಪ್ರಪದ್ಯತೇ ಭೂತಹಿತಸ್ತದಾಬ್ದಃ ॥ ೨೭ ॥
[ಪ್ರವರ್ತತೇ]

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 8.27 in Gujarati sript:
આદ્યં ધનિષ્ટાંશમભિપ્રપન્નો માઘે યદા યાત્યુદયં સુરેજ્યઃ ।
ષષ્ટ્યબ્દપૂર્વઃ પ્રભવઃ સ નામ્ના પ્રપદ્યતે ભૂતહિતસ્તદાબ્દઃ ॥ ૨૭ ॥
[પ્રવર્તતે]

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 8.27 in Kannada sript:
ಆದ್ಯಂ ಧನಿಷ್ಟಾಂಶಮಭಿಪ್ರಪನ್ನೋ ಮಾಘೇ ಯದಾ ಯಾತ್ಯುದಯಂ ಸುರೇಜ್ಯಃ ।
ಷಷ್ಟ್ಯಬ್ದಪೂರ್ವಃ ಪ್ರಭವಃ ಸ ನಾಮ್ನಾ ಪ್ರಪದ್ಯತೇ ಭೂತಹಿತಸ್ತದಾಬ್ದಃ ॥ ೨೭ ॥
[ಪ್ರವರ್ತತೇ]

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