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.

शाक्रे युगे पूर्वमथेश्वराख्यं वर्षं द्वितीयं बहुधान्यमाहुः ।
प्रमाथिनं विक्रममप्यथान्यद्वृषं च विन्द्याद्गुरुचारयोगात् ॥ ३३ ॥
[अतोऽन्यद्]

śākre yuge pūrvamatheśvarākhyaṃ varṣaṃ dvitīyaṃ bahudhānyamāhuḥ |
pramāthinaṃ vikramamapyathānyadvṛṣaṃ ca vindyādgurucārayogāt || 33 ||
[ato'nyad]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 8.33 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 (8.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shakra, Yuga, Purvam, Purva, Atha, Ishvara, Varsha, Dvitiyam, Dvitiya, Bahudhanya, Pramathin, Vikrama, Apya, Tha, Vrisha, Guru, Uksh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 8.33). 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: “śākre yuge pūrvamatheśvarākhyaṃ varṣaṃ dvitīyaṃ bahudhānyamāhuḥ
  • śākre -
  • śākra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śākra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • athe -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iśvarā -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvitīyam -
  • dvitīyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bahudhānyam -
  • bahudhānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āhuḥ -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “pramāthinaṃ vikramamapyathānyadvṛṣaṃ ca vindyādgurucārayogāt || 33 |
  • pramāthinam -
  • pramāthin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vikramam -
  • vikrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • apya -
  • apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • thānya -
  • tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ad -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛṣam -
  • vṛṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    vṛṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vindyād -
  • vid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cārayo -
  • car (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ug -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Cannot analyse 33

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 8.33

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 8.33 in Kannada sript:
ಶಾಕ್ರೇ ಯುಗೇ ಪೂರ್ವಮಥೇಶ್ವರಾಖ್ಯಂ ವರ್ಷಂ ದ್ವಿತೀಯಂ ಬಹುಧಾನ್ಯಮಾಹುಃ ।
ಪ್ರಮಾಥಿನಂ ವಿಕ್ರಮಮಪ್ಯಥಾನ್ಯದ್ವೃಷಂ ಚ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾದ್ಗುರುಚಾರಯೋಗಾತ್ ॥ ೩೩ ॥
[ಅತೋಽನ್ಯದ್]

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 8.33 in Gujarati sript:
શાક્રે યુગે પૂર્વમથેશ્વરાખ્યં વર્ષં દ્વિતીયં બહુધાન્યમાહુઃ ।
પ્રમાથિનં વિક્રમમપ્યથાન્યદ્વૃષં ચ વિન્દ્યાદ્ગુરુચારયોગાત્ ॥ ૩૩ ॥
[અતોઽન્યદ્]

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 8.33 in Kannada sript:
ಶಾಕ್ರೇ ಯುಗೇ ಪೂರ್ವಮಥೇಶ್ವರಾಖ್ಯಂ ವರ್ಷಂ ದ್ವಿತೀಯಂ ಬಹುಧಾನ್ಯಮಾಹುಃ ।
ಪ್ರಮಾಥಿನಂ ವಿಕ್ರಮಮಪ್ಯಥಾನ್ಯದ್ವೃಷಂ ಚ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾದ್ಗುರುಚಾರಯೋಗಾತ್ ॥ ೩೩ ॥
[ಅತೋಽನ್ಯದ್]

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