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.

के चिद्वदन्ति कार्तिक शुक्लान्तमतीत्य गर्भदिवसाः स्युः ।
न च तन्मतं बहूनां गर्गादीनां मतं वक्ष्ये ॥ ५ ॥
[कार्त्तिक । तु]

ke cidvadanti kārtika śuklāntamatītya garbhadivasāḥ syuḥ |
na ca tanmataṃ bahūnāṃ gargādīnāṃ mataṃ vakṣye || 5 ||
[kārttika | tu]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.5 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 (21.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Kim, Cit, Vadat, Vadanti, Kartika, Shukla, Ati, Itya, Garbhadivasa, Tanman, Bahu, Garga, Mata, Vakshya, Karttika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.5). 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: “ke cidvadanti kārtika śuklāntamatītya garbhadivasāḥ syuḥ
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • kārtika -
  • kārtika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kārtika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuklān -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • atī -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • itya -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • garbhadivasāḥ -
  • garbhadivasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • syuḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • Line 2: “na ca tanmataṃ bahūnāṃ gargādīnāṃ mataṃ vakṣye || 5 |
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanma -
  • tanman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bahūnām -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • gargād -
  • garga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īnām -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [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 5
  • Line 3: “[kārttika
  • kārttika -
  • kārttika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kārttika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.5

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 21.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇ ಚಿದ್ವದನ್ತಿ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ ಶುಕ್ಲಾನ್ತಮತೀತ್ಯ ಗರ್ಭದಿವಸಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ।
ನ ಚ ತನ್ಮತಂ ಬಹೂನಾಂ ಗರ್ಗಾದೀನಾಂ ಮತಂ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ಕಾರ್ತ್ತಿಕ । ತು]

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 21.5 in Gujarati sript:
કે ચિદ્વદન્તિ કાર્તિક શુક્લાન્તમતીત્ય ગર્ભદિવસાઃ સ્યુઃ ।
ન ચ તન્મતં બહૂનાં ગર્ગાદીનાં મતં વક્ષ્યે ॥ ૫ ॥
[કાર્ત્તિક । તુ]

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 21.5 in Kannada sript:
ಕೇ ಚಿದ್ವದನ್ತಿ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ ಶುಕ್ಲಾನ್ತಮತೀತ್ಯ ಗರ್ಭದಿವಸಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ।
ನ ಚ ತನ್ಮತಂ ಬಹೂನಾಂ ಗರ್ಗಾದೀನಾಂ ಮತಂ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ಕಾರ್ತ್ತಿಕ । ತು]

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