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.

स्तनहृदयोदरकुक्षिनाभौ तु चतुर्दशादयो ज्ञेयाः ।
नाभिमूले कट्यां गुह्ये चैकोनविंशतितः ॥ १३ ॥
[कुक्षिनाभीषु]

stanahṛdayodarakukṣinābhau tu caturdaśādayo jñeyāḥ |
nābhimūle kaṭyāṃ guhye caikonaviṃśatitaḥ || 13 ||
[kukṣinābhīṣu]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 49.13 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 (49.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stana, Hridaya, Udara, Kukshi, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Caturdasha, Aya, Ayas, Jneya, Nabhimula, Kati, Guhya, Guhi, Tas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 49.13). 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: “stanahṛdayodarakukṣinābhau tu caturdaśādayo jñeyāḥ
  • stana -
  • stana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    stan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hṛdayo -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udara -
  • udara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kukṣi -
  • kukṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kukṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kukṣī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • nābhau -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nābha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • caturdaśād -
  • caturdaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    caturdaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayo* -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jñeyāḥ -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “nābhimūle kaṭyāṃ guhye caikonaviṃśatitaḥ || 13 |
  • nābhimūle -
  • nābhimūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kaṭyām -
  • kaṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    kaṭī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • guhye -
  • guhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [locative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    guh (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekonaviṃśati -
  • ekonaviṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 13

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 49.13

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 49.13 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತನಹೃದಯೋದರಕುಕ್ಷಿನಾಭೌ ತು ಚತುರ್ದಶಾದಯೋ ಜ್ಞೇಯಾಃ ।
ನಾಭಿಮೂಲೇ ಕಟ್ಯಾಂ ಗುಹ್ಯೇ ಚೈಕೋನವಿಂಶತಿತಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
[ಕುಕ್ಷಿನಾಭೀಷು]

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 49.13 in Gujarati sript:
સ્તનહૃદયોદરકુક્ષિનાભૌ તુ ચતુર્દશાદયો જ્ઞેયાઃ ।
નાભિમૂલે કટ્યાં ગુહ્યે ચૈકોનવિંશતિતઃ ॥ ૧૩ ॥
[કુક્ષિનાભીષુ]

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 49.13 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತನಹೃದಯೋದರಕುಕ್ಷಿನಾಭೌ ತು ಚತುರ್ದಶಾದಯೋ ಜ್ಞೇಯಾಃ ।
ನಾಭಿಮೂಲೇ ಕಟ್ಯಾಂ ಗುಹ್ಯೇ ಚೈಕೋನವಿಂಶತಿತಃ ॥ ೧೩ ॥
[ಕುಕ್ಷಿನಾಭೀಷು]

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