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.

दर्शनमस्तमयो वा न गणितविधिनास्य शक्यते ज्ञातुम् ।
दिव्यान्तरिक्षभौमास्त्रिविधाः स्युः केतवो यस्मात् ॥ २ ॥

darśanamastamayo vā na gaṇitavidhināsya śakyate jñātum |
divyāntarikṣabhaumāstrividhāḥ syuḥ ketavo yasmāt || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.2 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 (11.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Darshana, Astamaya, Astami, Var, Ganitavidhi, Idam, Shakyata, Divyantariksha, Bhauma, Trividha, Ketu, Ketava, Yasmat, Yah, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.2). 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: “darśanamastamayo na gaṇitavidhināsya śakyate jñātum
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • astamayo* -
  • astamaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    astami (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    astami (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    stam (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇitavidhinā -
  • gaṇitavidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gaṇitavidhi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • jñātum -
  • jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jñā]
  • Line 2: “divyāntarikṣabhaumāstrividhāḥ syuḥ ketavo yasmāt
  • divyāntarikṣa -
  • divyāntarikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    divyāntarikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaumās -
  • bhauma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • trividhāḥ -
  • trividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    trividhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syuḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • ketavo* -
  • ketu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ketava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasmāt -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.2

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 11.2 in Kannada sript:
ದರ್ಶನಮಸ್ತಮಯೋ ವಾ ನ ಗಣಿತವಿಧಿನಾಸ್ಯ ಶಕ್ಯತೇ ಜ್ಞಾತುಮ್ ।
ದಿವ್ಯಾನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಭೌಮಾಸ್ತ್ರಿವಿಧಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ಕೇತವೋ ಯಸ್ಮಾತ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 11.2 in Gujarati sript:
દર્શનમસ્તમયો વા ન ગણિતવિધિનાસ્ય શક્યતે જ્ઞાતુમ્ ।
દિવ્યાન્તરિક્ષભૌમાસ્ત્રિવિધાઃ સ્યુઃ કેતવો યસ્માત્ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 11.2 in Kannada sript:
ದರ್ಶನಮಸ್ತಮಯೋ ವಾ ನ ಗಣಿತವಿಧಿನಾಸ್ಯ ಶಕ್ಯತೇ ಜ್ಞಾತುಮ್ ।
ದಿವ್ಯಾನ್ತರಿಕ್ಷಭೌಮಾಸ್ತ್ರಿವಿಧಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ಕೇತವೋ ಯಸ್ಮಾತ್ ॥ ೨ ॥

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