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.

मृगमासादिष्वष्टौ षट् षोडश विंशतिश्चतुर्युक्ता ।
विंशतिरथ दिवसत्रयमेकतमर्क्षेण पञ्चभ्यः ॥ ३० ॥

mṛgamāsādiṣvaṣṭau ṣaṭ ṣoḍaśa viṃśatiścaturyuktā |
viṃśatiratha divasatrayamekatamarkṣeṇa pañcabhyaḥ || 30 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 21.30 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 (21.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrigamasa, Ishva, Shat, Shash, Shodasha, Shodashan, Vimshati, Caturyukta, Atha, Divasa, Traya, Ekatama, Riksha, Pancan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 21.30). 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: “mṛgamāsādiṣvaṣṭau ṣaṭ ṣoḍaśa viṃśatiścaturyuktā
  • mṛgamāsād -
  • mṛgamāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣvaṣ -
  • iṣva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṭau -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṭu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣoḍaśa -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • viṃśatiś -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturyuktā -
  • caturyuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “viṃśatiratha divasatrayamekatamarkṣeṇa pañcabhyaḥ
  • viṃśatir -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • divasa -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trayam -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    traya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekatamar -
  • ekatama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekatama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekatamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛkṣeṇa -
  • ṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ṛkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • pañcabhyaḥ -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 21.30

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 21.30 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃಗಮಾಸಾದಿಷ್ವಷ್ಟೌ ಷಟ್ ಷೋಡಶ ವಿಂಶತಿಶ್ಚತುರ್ಯುಕ್ತಾ ।
ವಿಂಶತಿರಥ ದಿವಸತ್ರಯಮೇಕತಮರ್ಕ್ಷೇಣ ಪಞ್ಚಭ್ಯಃ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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 21.30 in Gujarati sript:
મૃગમાસાદિષ્વષ્ટૌ ષટ્ ષોડશ વિંશતિશ્ચતુર્યુક્તા ।
વિંશતિરથ દિવસત્રયમેકતમર્ક્ષેણ પઞ્ચભ્યઃ ॥ ૩૦ ॥

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 21.30 in Kannada sript:
ಮೃಗಮಾಸಾದಿಷ್ವಷ್ಟೌ ಷಟ್ ಷೋಡಶ ವಿಂಶತಿಶ್ಚತುರ್ಯುಕ್ತಾ ।
ವಿಂಶತಿರಥ ದಿವಸತ್ರಯಮೇಕತಮರ್ಕ್ಷೇಣ ಪಞ್ಚಭ್ಯಃ ॥ ೩೦ ॥

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