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.

वृत्ते तु योगेऽङ्कुरितानि यानि सन्तीह बीजानि धृतानि कुम्भे ।
येषां तु योऽंशोऽङ्कुरितस्तदंशस्तेषां विवृद्धिं समुपैति नान्यः ॥ ११ ॥

vṛtte tu yoge'ṅkuritāni yāni santīha bījāni dhṛtāni kumbhe |
yeṣāṃ tu yo'ṃśo'ṅkuritastadaṃśasteṣāṃ vivṛddhiṃ samupaiti nānyaḥ || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 24.11 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 (24.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vritta, Vritti, Yoga, Ankurita, Yani, Yat, Sat, Santi, Iha, Bija, Dhrita, Kumbha, Yah, Amsha, Amshu, Tadam, Tada, Shasta, Shasti, Shastri, Ish, Isha, Vivriddhi, Upa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 24.11). 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: “vṛtte tu yoge'ṅkuritāni yāni santīha bījāni dhṛtāni kumbhe
  • vṛtte -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yoge' -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṅkuritāni -
  • aṅkurita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • santī -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bījāni -
  • bīja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhṛtāni -
  • dhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kumbhe -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kumbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “yeṣāṃ tu yo'ṃśo'ṅkuritastadaṃśasteṣāṃ vivṛddhiṃ samupaiti nānyaḥ
  • yeṣām -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṃśo' -
  • aṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    aṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • aṅkuritas -
  • aṅkurita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadaṃ -
  • tadam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śaste -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    śasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śasti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    śastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [locative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śas class 1 verb], [locative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [locative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śas class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śas class 1 verb]
    śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vivṛddhim -
  • vivṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upai -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • nānya -
  • na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 24.11

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 24.11 in Kannada sript:
ವೃತ್ತೇ ತು ಯೋಗೇಽಙ್ಕುರಿತಾನಿ ಯಾನಿ ಸನ್ತೀಹ ಬೀಜಾನಿ ಧೃತಾನಿ ಕುಮ್ಭೇ ।
ಯೇಷಾಂ ತು ಯೋಽಂಶೋಽಙ್ಕುರಿತಸ್ತದಂಶಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ವಿವೃದ್ಧಿಂ ಸಮುಪೈತಿ ನಾನ್ಯಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 24.11 in Gujarati sript:
વૃત્તે તુ યોગેઽઙ્કુરિતાનિ યાનિ સન્તીહ બીજાનિ ધૃતાનિ કુમ્ભે ।
યેષાં તુ યોઽંશોઽઙ્કુરિતસ્તદંશસ્તેષાં વિવૃદ્ધિં સમુપૈતિ નાન્યઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 24.11 in Kannada sript:
ವೃತ್ತೇ ತು ಯೋಗೇಽಙ್ಕುರಿತಾನಿ ಯಾನಿ ಸನ್ತೀಹ ಬೀಜಾನಿ ಧೃತಾನಿ ಕುಮ್ಭೇ ।
ಯೇಷಾಂ ತು ಯೋಽಂಶೋಽಙ್ಕುರಿತಸ್ತದಂಶಸ್ತೇಷಾಂ ವಿವೃದ್ಧಿಂ ಸಮುಪೈತಿ ನಾನ್ಯಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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