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.

ज्यौतिषमागमशास्त्रं विप्रतिपत्तौ न योग्यमस्माकम् ।
स्वयमेवा विकल्पयितुं किन्तु बहूनां मतं वक्ष्ये ॥ ७ ॥
[ज्योतिसम्]

jyautiṣamāgamaśāstraṃ vipratipattau na yogyamasmākam |
svayamevā vikalpayituṃ kintu bahūnāṃ mataṃ vakṣye || 7 ||
[jyotisam]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 9.7 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 (9.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jyautisha, Agamashastra, Vipratipatti, Yogya, Yogi, Asmaka, Asmad, Svayam, Eva, Kim, Bahu, Mata, Vakshya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 9.7). 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: “jyautiṣamāgamaśāstraṃ vipratipattau na yogyamasmākam
  • jyautiṣam -
  • jyautiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āgamaśāstram -
  • āgamaśāstra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vipratipattau -
  • vipratipatti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yogyam -
  • yogya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yogya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yogyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yuj -> yogya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
    yogī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “svayamevā vikalpayituṃ kintu bahūnāṃ mataṃ vakṣye || 7 |
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • evā* -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kalpayitum -
  • kḷp -> kalpayitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √kḷp]
  • kin -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bahūnām -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • matam -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    matā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • Cannot analyse 7

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 9.7

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 9.7 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಯೌತಿಷಮಾಗಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ವಿಪ್ರತಿಪತ್ತೌ ನ ಯೋಗ್ಯಮಸ್ಮಾಕಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಯಮೇವಾ ವಿಕಲ್ಪಯಿತುಂ ಕಿನ್ತು ಬಹೂನಾಂ ಮತಂ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ॥ ೭ ॥
[ಜ್ಯೋತಿಸಮ್]

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 9.7 in Gujarati sript:
જ્યૌતિષમાગમશાસ્ત્રં વિપ્રતિપત્તૌ ન યોગ્યમસ્માકમ્ ।
સ્વયમેવા વિકલ્પયિતું કિન્તુ બહૂનાં મતં વક્ષ્યે ॥ ૭ ॥
[જ્યોતિસમ્]

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 9.7 in Kannada sript:
ಜ್ಯೌತಿಷಮಾಗಮಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಂ ವಿಪ್ರತಿಪತ್ತೌ ನ ಯೋಗ್ಯಮಸ್ಮಾಕಮ್ ।
ಸ್ವಯಮೇವಾ ವಿಕಲ್ಪಯಿತುಂ ಕಿನ್ತು ಬಹೂನಾಂ ಮತಂ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ॥ ೭ ॥
[ಜ್ಯೋತಿಸಮ್]

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