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.

जङ्घामध्ये गुल्फे पार्ष्ण्यां पादे तदङ्गुलीष्वपि च ।
षड्विंशतिकाद् यावत्त्रिंशदिति मतेन गर्गस्य ॥ १५ ॥

jaṅghāmadhye gulphe pārṣṇyāṃ pāde tadaṅgulīṣvapi ca |
ṣaḍviṃśatikād yāvattriṃśaditi matena gargasya || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 49.15 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 (49.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhya, Gulpha, Parshni, Pada, Tadam, Tada, Guli, Api, Shadvimshatika, Yavat, Trimshat, Iti, Mata, Garga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 49.15). 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: “jaṅghāmadhye gulphe pārṣṇyāṃ pāde tadaṅgulīṣvapi ca
  • jaṅghāma -
  • han (verb class 0)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • dhye -
  • dhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gulphe -
  • gulpha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pārṣṇyām -
  • pārṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • pāde -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tadaṅ -
  • tadam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gulīṣva -
  • gulī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ṣaḍviṃśatikād yāvattriṃśaditi matena gargasya
  • ṣaḍviṃśatikād -
  • ṣaḍviṃśatika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ṣaḍviṃśatika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yāvat -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • triṃśad -
  • triṃśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • matena -
  • mata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    man -> mata (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mata (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √man class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √man class 8 verb]
  • gargasya -
  • garga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 49.15

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 49.15 in Kannada sript:
ಜಙ್ಘಾಮಧ್ಯೇ ಗುಲ್ಫೇ ಪಾರ್ಷ್ಣ್ಯಾಂ ಪಾದೇ ತದಙ್ಗುಲೀಷ್ವಪಿ ಚ ।
ಷಡ್ವಿಂಶತಿಕಾದ್ ಯಾವತ್ತ್ರಿಂಶದಿತಿ ಮತೇನ ಗರ್ಗಸ್ಯ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 49.15 in Gujarati sript:
જઙ્ઘામધ્યે ગુલ્ફે પાર્ષ્ણ્યાં પાદે તદઙ્ગુલીષ્વપિ ચ ।
ષડ્વિંશતિકાદ્ યાવત્ત્રિંશદિતિ મતેન ગર્ગસ્ય ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 49.15 in Kannada sript:
ಜಙ್ಘಾಮಧ್ಯೇ ಗುಲ್ಫೇ ಪಾರ್ಷ್ಣ್ಯಾಂ ಪಾದೇ ತದಙ್ಗುಲೀಷ್ವಪಿ ಚ ।
ಷಡ್ವಿಂಶತಿಕಾದ್ ಯಾವತ್ತ್ರಿಂಶದಿತಿ ಮತೇನ ಗರ್ಗಸ್ಯ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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