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.

ब्रह्मणो दुहितासि त्वमादित्येति प्रकीर्तिता ।
काश्यपी गोत्रतश्चैव नामतो विश्रुता तुला ॥ ५ ॥

brahmaṇo duhitāsi tvamādityeti prakīrtitā |
kāśyapī gotrataścaiva nāmato viśrutā tulā || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 26.5 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 (26.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahman, Brahmana, Duhitri, Duhita, Asi, Tva, Yushmad, Aditya, Prakirtita, Kashyapi, Kashyapin, Gotra, Tas, Namatah, Vishruta, Tula,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.5). 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: “brahmaṇo duhitāsi tvamādityeti prakīrtitā
  • brahmaṇo* -
  • brahman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    brahmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • duhitā -
  • duhita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duhita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duhitṛ (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    duhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • āditye -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āditya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ādityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • prakīrtitā -
  • prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kāśyapī gotrataścaiva nāmato viśrutā tulā
  • kāśyapī -
  • kāśyapī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kāśyapi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāśyapin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gotra -
  • gotra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gotra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taś -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • nāmato* -
  • nāmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • viśrutā -
  • viśrutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tulā -
  • tulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 26.5

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 26.5 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣೋ ದುಹಿತಾಸಿ ತ್ವಮಾದಿತ್ಯೇತಿ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಾ ।
ಕಾಶ್ಯಪೀ ಗೋತ್ರತಶ್ಚೈವ ನಾಮತೋ ವಿಶ್ರುತಾ ತುಲಾ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 26.5 in Gujarati sript:
બ્રહ્મણો દુહિતાસિ ત્વમાદિત્યેતિ પ્રકીર્તિતા ।
કાશ્યપી ગોત્રતશ્ચૈવ નામતો વિશ્રુતા તુલા ॥ ૫ ॥

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 26.5 in Kannada sript:
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಣೋ ದುಹಿತಾಸಿ ತ್ವಮಾದಿತ್ಯೇತಿ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಾ ।
ಕಾಶ್ಯಪೀ ಗೋತ್ರತಶ್ಚೈವ ನಾಮತೋ ವಿಶ್ರುತಾ ತುಲಾ ॥ ೫ ॥

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