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.

प्रागर्धरात्रदृश्यो याम्याग्रः श्वेतकेतुरन्यश्च ।
क इति युगाकृतिरपरे युगपत्तौ सप्तदिनदृश्यौ ॥ ३७ ॥

prāgardharātradṛśyo yāmyāgraḥ śvetaketuranyaśca |
ka iti yugākṛtirapare yugapattau saptadinadṛśyau || 37 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.37 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 (11.37). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prak, Ardharatra, Drishya, Yami, Yamya, Agra, Shvetaketu, Ani, Kah, Iti, Yugakriti, Apara, Yugapat, Sapta, Saptan, Dina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.37). 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: “prāgardharātradṛśyo yāmyāgraḥ śvetaketuranyaśca
  • prāg -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ardharātra -
  • ardharātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśyo* -
  • dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • yāmyā -
  • yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • agraḥ -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śvetaketur -
  • śvetaketu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyaś -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ka iti yugākṛtirapare yugapattau saptadinadṛśyau
  • ka* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yugākṛtir -
  • yugākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yugākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apare -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    apara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yugapat -
  • yugapat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yugapat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yugapat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • dina -
  • dina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśyau -
  • dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.37

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 11.37 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಗರ್ಧರಾತ್ರದೃಶ್ಯೋ ಯಾಮ್ಯಾಗ್ರಃ ಶ್ವೇತಕೇತುರನ್ಯಶ್ಚ ।
ಕ ಇತಿ ಯುಗಾಕೃತಿರಪರೇ ಯುಗಪತ್ತೌ ಸಪ್ತದಿನದೃಶ್ಯೌ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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 11.37 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાગર્ધરાત્રદૃશ્યો યામ્યાગ્રઃ શ્વેતકેતુરન્યશ્ચ ।
ક ઇતિ યુગાકૃતિરપરે યુગપત્તૌ સપ્તદિનદૃશ્યૌ ॥ ૩૭ ॥

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 11.37 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಗರ್ಧರಾತ್ರದೃಶ್ಯೋ ಯಾಮ್ಯಾಗ್ರಃ ಶ್ವೇತಕೇತುರನ್ಯಶ್ಚ ।
ಕ ಇತಿ ಯುಗಾಕೃತಿರಪರೇ ಯುಗಪತ್ತೌ ಸಪ್ತದಿನದೃಶ್ಯೌ ॥ ೩೭ ॥

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