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.

निर्दिशेति गदिते जयाध्वजा प्रत्यवेक्ष्य मम चिन्तितं वद ।
आशु सर्वजनमध्यगं त्वया दृश्यतामिति च बन्धुचौरजा ॥ २४ ॥
[जयाध्वगा]

nirdiśeti gadite jayādhvajā pratyavekṣya mama cintitaṃ vada |
āśu sarvajanamadhyagaṃ tvayā dṛśyatāmiti ca bandhucaurajā || 24 ||
[jayādhvagā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 50.24 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 (50.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nih, Disha, Dish, Iti, Gadita, Jaya, Adhvaja, Pratyavekshya, Asmad, Cintita, Vada, Ashu, Sarvajana, Adhi, Aga, Tva, Yushmad, Drishyata, Bandhu, Caura,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 50.24). 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: “nirdiśeti gadite jayādhvajā pratyavekṣya mama cintitaṃ vada
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśe -
  • diśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    diśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    diśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    diś (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gadite -
  • gadita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gadita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gaditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gad -> gadita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √gad]
    gad -> gadita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √gad], [vocative dual from √gad], [accusative dual from √gad], [locative single from √gad]
    gad -> gaditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √gad], [vocative single from √gad], [vocative dual from √gad], [accusative dual from √gad]
  • jayā -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhvajā -
  • adhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pratyavekṣya -
  • pratyavekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratyavekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • cintitam -
  • cintita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cintita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cintitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vada -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “āśu sarvajanamadhyagaṃ tvayā dṛśyatāmiti ca bandhucaurajā || 24 |
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sarvajanam -
  • sarvajana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • agam -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • dṛśyatām -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bandhu -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bandhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bandhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bandhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caura -
  • caura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jā* -
  • Cannot analyse 24

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 50.24

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 50.24 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರ್ದಿಶೇತಿ ಗದಿತೇ ಜಯಾಧ್ವಜಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಮಮ ಚಿನ್ತಿತಂ ವದ ।
ಆಶು ಸರ್ವಜನಮಧ್ಯಗಂ ತ್ವಯಾ ದೃಶ್ಯತಾಮಿತಿ ಚ ಬನ್ಧುಚೌರಜಾ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
[ಜಯಾಧ್ವಗಾ]

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 50.24 in Gujarati sript:
નિર્દિશેતિ ગદિતે જયાધ્વજા પ્રત્યવેક્ષ્ય મમ ચિન્તિતં વદ ।
આશુ સર્વજનમધ્યગં ત્વયા દૃશ્યતામિતિ ચ બન્ધુચૌરજા ॥ ૨૪ ॥
[જયાધ્વગા]

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 50.24 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರ್ದಿಶೇತಿ ಗದಿತೇ ಜಯಾಧ್ವಜಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಮಮ ಚಿನ್ತಿತಂ ವದ ।
ಆಶು ಸರ್ವಜನಮಧ್ಯಗಂ ತ್ವಯಾ ದೃಶ್ಯತಾಮಿತಿ ಚ ಬನ್ಧುಚೌರಜಾ ॥ ೨೪ ॥
[ಜಯಾಧ್ವಗಾ]

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