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.

तारा हस्तं दीर्घा शुक्ला ताम्राब्जतन्तुरूपा वा ।
तिर्यगधश्चोर्ध्वं वा याति वियत्युह्यमानेव ॥ ७ ॥

tārā hastaṃ dīrghā śuklā tāmrābjatanturūpā vā |
tiryagadhaścordhvaṃ vā yāti viyatyuhyamāneva || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 33.7 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 (33.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tara, Hasta, Dirgha, Shukla, Tamra, Abja, Tantu, Upa, Tiryaga, Dha, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Var, Yat, Yati, Viyat, Viyati, Uhyamana, Iva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 33.7). 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: “tārā hastaṃ dīrghā śuklā tāmrābjatanturūpā
  • tārā* -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dīrghā -
  • dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śuklā -
  • śuklā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāmrā -
  • tāmra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāmra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāmrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abja -
  • abja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tantur -
  • tantu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūpā* -
  • ūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “tiryagadhaścordhvaṃ yāti viyatyuhyamāneva
  • tiryaga -
  • tiryaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tiryaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhaś -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • co -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • viyatyu -
  • viyati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    viyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    viyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    -> viyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> viyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> viyatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uhyamāne -
  • uh -> uhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √uh class 1 verb], [locative single from √uh class 1 verb]
    uh -> uhyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √uh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √uh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √uh class 1 verb], [locative single from √uh class 1 verb]
    uh -> uhyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √uh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √uh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √uh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √uh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √uh class 1 verb]
    vah -> uhyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [locative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> uhyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [locative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> uhyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vah class 1 verb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 33.7

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 33.7 in Kannada sript:
ತಾರಾ ಹಸ್ತಂ ದೀರ್ಘಾ ಶುಕ್ಲಾ ತಾಮ್ರಾಬ್ಜತನ್ತುರೂಪಾ ವಾ ।
ತಿರ್ಯಗಧಶ್ಚೋರ್ಧ್ವಂ ವಾ ಯಾತಿ ವಿಯತ್ಯುಹ್ಯಮಾನೇವ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 33.7 in Gujarati sript:
તારા હસ્તં દીર્ઘા શુક્લા તામ્રાબ્જતન્તુરૂપા વા ।
તિર્યગધશ્ચોર્ધ્વં વા યાતિ વિયત્યુહ્યમાનેવ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 33.7 in Kannada sript:
ತಾರಾ ಹಸ್ತಂ ದೀರ್ಘಾ ಶುಕ್ಲಾ ತಾಮ್ರಾಬ್ಜತನ್ತುರೂಪಾ ವಾ ।
ತಿರ್ಯಗಧಶ್ಚೋರ್ಧ್ವಂ ವಾ ಯಾತಿ ವಿಯತ್ಯುಹ್ಯಮಾನೇವ ॥ ೭ ॥

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