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.

पट्टः शुभदो राज्णां मध्येऽष्टावङ्गुलानि विस्तीर्णः ।
सप्त नरेन्द्रमहिष्याः षड् युवराजस्य निर्दिष्टः ॥ २ ॥

paṭṭaḥ śubhado rājṇāṃ madhye'ṣṭāvaṅgulāni vistīrṇaḥ |
sapta narendramahiṣyāḥ ṣaḍ yuvarājasya nirdiṣṭaḥ || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 48.2 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 (48.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patta, Madhye, Madhya, Ashta, Ashti, Angula, Ani, Vistirna, Sapta, Saptan, Narendra, Mahishi, Shat, Shash, Yuvaraja, Nirdishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 48.2). 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: “paṭṭaḥ śubhado rājṇāṃ madhye'ṣṭāvaṅgulāni vistīrṇaḥ
  • paṭṭaḥ -
  • paṭṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paṭ -> paṭṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṭ class 1 verb]
  • śubhado* -
  • Cannot analyse rājṇām*ma
  • madhye' -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṣṭāva -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • aṅgulā -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vistīrṇaḥ -
  • vistīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sapta narendramahiṣyāḥ ṣaḍ yuvarājasya nirdiṣṭaḥ
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahiṣyāḥ -
  • mahiṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṣaḍ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yuvarājasya -
  • yuvarāja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • nirdiṣṭaḥ -
  • nirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 48.2

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 48.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪಟ್ಟಃ ಶುಭದೋ ರಾಜ್ಣಾಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇಽಷ್ಟಾವಙ್ಗುಲಾನಿ ವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣಃ ।
ಸಪ್ತ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಮಹಿಷ್ಯಾಃ ಷಡ್ ಯುವರಾಜಸ್ಯ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 48.2 in Gujarati sript:
પટ્ટઃ શુભદો રાજ્ણાં મધ્યેઽષ્ટાવઙ્ગુલાનિ વિસ્તીર્ણઃ ।
સપ્ત નરેન્દ્રમહિષ્યાઃ ષડ્ યુવરાજસ્ય નિર્દિષ્ટઃ ॥ ૨ ॥

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 48.2 in Kannada sript:
ಪಟ್ಟಃ ಶುಭದೋ ರಾಜ್ಣಾಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇಽಷ್ಟಾವಙ್ಗುಲಾನಿ ವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣಃ ।
ಸಪ್ತ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಮಹಿಷ್ಯಾಃ ಷಡ್ ಯುವರಾಜಸ್ಯ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟಃ ॥ ೨ ॥

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