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.

हीनस्य नाशोऽभ्यधिकस्य वृद्धिस्तुल्येन तुल्यं तुलितं तुलायाम् ।
एतत्तुलाकोशरहस्यमुक्तं प्राजेशयोगेऽपि नरो विदध्यात् ॥ १० ॥

hīnasya nāśo'bhyadhikasya vṛddhistulyena tulyaṃ tulitaṃ tulāyām |
etattulākośarahasyamuktaṃ prājeśayoge'pi naro vidadhyāt || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 26.10 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 (26.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hina, Nasha, Abhyadhika, Vriddhi, Tulya, Tulyam, Tulita, Tula, Etad, Tulakosha, Rahasyam, Rahasya, Ukta, Prajesha, Yoga, Api, Nara, Nri, Vida, Dha, Dhi, Dhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 26.10). 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: “hīnasya nāśo'bhyadhikasya vṛddhistulyena tulyaṃ tulitaṃ tulāyām
  • hīnasya -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √ class 1 verb], [genitive single from √ class 3 verb]
  • nāśo' -
  • nāśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyadhikasya -
  • abhyadhika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    abhyadhika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • vṛddhis -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tulyena -
  • tulya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • tulyam -
  • tulyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • tulitam -
  • tulita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tulita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tulitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tul -> tulita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
    tul -> tulita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative single from √tul class 10 verb]
  • tulāyām -
  • tulā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “etattulākośarahasyamuktaṃ prājeśayoge'pi naro vidadhyāt
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tulākośa -
  • tulākośa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tulākośa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rahasyam -
  • rahasyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rahasya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rahasya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rahasyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • prājeśa -
  • prājeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prājeśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoge' -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • naro* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vida -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dhyā -
  • dhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 26.10

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 26.10 in Kannada sript:
ಹೀನಸ್ಯ ನಾಶೋಽಭ್ಯಧಿಕಸ್ಯ ವೃದ್ಧಿಸ್ತುಲ್ಯೇನ ತುಲ್ಯಂ ತುಲಿತಂ ತುಲಾಯಾಮ್ ।
ಏತತ್ತುಲಾಕೋಶರಹಸ್ಯಮುಕ್ತಂ ಪ್ರಾಜೇಶಯೋಗೇಽಪಿ ನರೋ ವಿದಧ್ಯಾತ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 26.10 in Gujarati sript:
હીનસ્ય નાશોઽભ્યધિકસ્ય વૃદ્ધિસ્તુલ્યેન તુલ્યં તુલિતં તુલાયામ્ ।
એતત્તુલાકોશરહસ્યમુક્તં પ્રાજેશયોગેઽપિ નરો વિદધ્યાત્ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 26.10 in Kannada sript:
ಹೀನಸ್ಯ ನಾಶೋಽಭ್ಯಧಿಕಸ್ಯ ವೃದ್ಧಿಸ್ತುಲ್ಯೇನ ತುಲ್ಯಂ ತುಲಿತಂ ತುಲಾಯಾಮ್ ।
ಏತತ್ತುಲಾಕೋಶರಹಸ್ಯಮುಕ್ತಂ ಪ್ರಾಜೇಶಯೋಗೇಽಪಿ ನರೋ ವಿದಧ್ಯಾತ್ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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