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.

वर्षत्यपि रटति यदा गोमायुश्च प्रदोषवेलायाम् ।
सप्ताहं दुर्दिनमपि तदा पयो नात्र सन्देहः ॥ २४ ॥

varṣatyapi raṭati yadā gomāyuśca pradoṣavelāyām |
saptāhaṃ durdinamapi tadā payo nātra sandehaḥ || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 28.24 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 (28.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varshat, Api, Ratat, Yada, Yad, Gomayu, Pradoshavela, Saptaha, Durdina, Tada, Payas, Paya, Sandeha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 28.24). 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: “varṣatyapi raṭati yadā gomāyuśca pradoṣavelāyām
  • varṣatya -
  • varṣat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṣat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ -> varṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vṛṣ class 1 verb]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • raṭati -
  • raṭ -> raṭat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √raṭ class 1 verb]
    raṭ -> raṭat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √raṭ class 1 verb]
    raṭ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • gomāyuś -
  • gomāyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gomāyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradoṣavelāyām -
  • pradoṣavelā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “saptāhaṃ durdinamapi tadā payo nātra sandehaḥ
  • saptāham -
  • saptāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saptāhan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • durdinam -
  • durdina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    durdina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    durdinā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • payo* -
  • payas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    paya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandehaḥ -
  • sandeha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 28.24

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 28.24 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಷತ್ಯಪಿ ರಟತಿ ಯದಾ ಗೋಮಾಯುಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರದೋಷವೇಲಾಯಾಮ್ ।
ಸಪ್ತಾಹಂ ದುರ್ದಿನಮಪಿ ತದಾ ಪಯೋ ನಾತ್ರ ಸನ್ದೇಹಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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 28.24 in Gujarati sript:
વર્ષત્યપિ રટતિ યદા ગોમાયુશ્ચ પ્રદોષવેલાયામ્ ।
સપ્તાહં દુર્દિનમપિ તદા પયો નાત્ર સન્દેહઃ ॥ ૨૪ ॥

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 28.24 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಷತ್ಯಪಿ ರಟತಿ ಯದಾ ಗೋಮಾಯುಶ್ಚ ಪ್ರದೋಷವೇಲಾಯಾಮ್ ।
ಸಪ್ತಾಹಂ ದುರ್ದಿನಮಪಿ ತದಾ ಪಯೋ ನಾತ್ರ ಸನ್ದೇಹಃ ॥ ೨೪ ॥

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