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.

पङ्के स्वाद्वन्नाप्तिर्गोरससम्पच्च गोमयोपगते ।
शाद्वलगे वस्त्राप्तिः शकटस्थे देशविभ्रंशः ॥ ७ ॥

paṅke svādvannāptirgorasasampacca gomayopagate |
śādvalage vastrāptiḥ śakaṭasthe deśavibhraṃśaḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 44.7 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 (44.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Panka, Svadvanna, Apti, Gorasa, Sampad, Sampat, Gomaya, Upagata, Upagati, Shadvala, Vastri, Vastra, Shakata, Tha, Deshavibhramsha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 44.7). 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: “paṅke svādvannāptirgorasasampacca gomayopagate
  • paṅke -
  • paṅka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paṅka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svādvannā -
  • svādvanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādvanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādvannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āptir -
  • āpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gorasa -
  • gorasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sampac -
  • sampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sampat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sampat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gomayo -
  • gomaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gomaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gomayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upagate -
  • upagata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upagata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upagatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    upagati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “śādvalage vastrāptiḥ śakaṭasthe deśavibhraṃśaḥ
  • śādvala -
  • śādvala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śādvala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ge -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vastrā -
  • vastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    vastṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āptiḥ -
  • āpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śakaṭas -
  • śakaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • deśavibhraṃśaḥ -
  • deśavibhraṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 44.7

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 44.7 in Kannada sript:
ಪಙ್ಕೇ ಸ್ವಾದ್ವನ್ನಾಪ್ತಿರ್ಗೋರಸಸಮ್ಪಚ್ಚ ಗೋಮಯೋಪಗತೇ ।
ಶಾದ್ವಲಗೇ ವಸ್ತ್ರಾಪ್ತಿಃ ಶಕಟಸ್ಥೇ ದೇಶವಿಭ್ರಂಶಃ ॥ 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 44.7 in Gujarati sript:
પઙ્કે સ્વાદ્વન્નાપ્તિર્ગોરસસમ્પચ્ચ ગોમયોપગતે ।
શાદ્વલગે વસ્ત્રાપ્તિઃ શકટસ્થે દેશવિભ્રંશઃ ॥ 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 44.7 in Kannada sript:
ಪಙ್ಕೇ ಸ್ವಾದ್ವನ್ನಾಪ್ತಿರ್ಗೋರಸಸಮ್ಪಚ್ಚ ಗೋಮಯೋಪಗತೇ ।
ಶಾದ್ವಲಗೇ ವಸ್ತ್ರಾಪ್ತಿಃ ಶಕಟಸ್ಥೇ ದೇಶವಿಭ್ರಂಶಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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