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.

गुडपूपपायसाद्यैर्विप्रानभ्यर्च्य दक्षिणाभिश्च ।
श्रवणेन द्वादश्यामुत्थाप्योऽन्यत्र वा श्रवणात् ॥ ३८ ॥

guḍapūpapāyasādyairviprānabhyarcya dakṣiṇābhiśca |
śravaṇena dvādaśyāmutthāpyo'nyatra vā śravaṇāt || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 42.38 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (42.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Guda, Pupa, Payasa, Yah, Yat, Vipra, Abhyarcya, Dakshina, Shravana, Dvadashi, Utthapya, Anyatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 42.38). 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: “guḍapūpapāyasādyairviprānabhyarcya dakṣiṇābhiśca
  • guḍa -
  • guḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guḍ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pūpa -
  • pūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāyasād -
  • pāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    pāyasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yair -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viprān -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • abhyarcya -
  • abhyarcya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyarcya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dakṣiṇābhiś -
  • dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śravaṇena dvādaśyāmutthāpyo'nyatra śravaṇāt
  • śravaṇena -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dvādaśyām -
  • dvādaśī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • utthāpyo' -
  • utthāpya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyatra -
  • anyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śravaṇāt -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 42.38

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 42.38 in Kannada sript:
ಗುಡಪೂಪಪಾಯಸಾದ್ಯೈರ್ವಿಪ್ರಾನಭ್ಯರ್ಚ್ಯ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಭಿಶ್ಚ ।
ಶ್ರವಣೇನ ದ್ವಾದಶ್ಯಾಮುತ್ಥಾಪ್ಯೋಽನ್ಯತ್ರ ವಾ ಶ್ರವಣಾತ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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 42.38 in Gujarati sript:
ગુડપૂપપાયસાદ્યૈર્વિપ્રાનભ્યર્ચ્ય દક્ષિણાભિશ્ચ ।
શ્રવણેન દ્વાદશ્યામુત્થાપ્યોઽન્યત્ર વા શ્રવણાત્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥

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 42.38 in Kannada sript:
ಗುಡಪೂಪಪಾಯಸಾದ್ಯೈರ್ವಿಪ್ರಾನಭ್ಯರ್ಚ್ಯ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಭಿಶ್ಚ ।
ಶ್ರವಣೇನ ದ್ವಾದಶ್ಯಾಮುತ್ಥಾಪ್ಯೋಽನ್ಯತ್ರ ವಾ ಶ್ರವಣಾತ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥

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