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.

घ्राणागण्डे वसनसुतदाश्चौष्ठयोरन्नलाभं कुर्युस्तद्वच्चिबुकतलगा भूरि वित्तं ललाटे ।
हन्वोरेवं गलकृतपदा भूषणान्यन्नपाने श्रोत्रे षड्भूतण गणमपि ज्ञानमात्मस्वरूपम् ॥ ३ ॥
[तद्भूषण]

ghrāṇāgaṇḍe vasanasutadāścauṣṭhayorannalābhaṃ kuryustadvaccibukatalagā bhūri vittaṃ lalāṭe |
hanvorevaṃ galakṛtapadā bhūṣaṇānyannapāne śrotre ṣaḍbhūtaṇa gaṇamapi jñānamātmasvarūpam || 3 ||
[tadbhūṣaṇa]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 51.3 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (51.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ghrana, Vasana, Sutada, Aushtha, Anna, Labha, Tadvat, Cibuka, Tala, Bhuri, Vitta, Lalate, Lalata, Hanu, Reva, Gala, Kritapada, Bhushana, Annapana, Shrotri, Shrotra, Shat, Shash, Bhuta, Gana, Api, Jnana, Atmasvarupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 51.3). 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: “ghrāṇāgaṇḍe vasanasutadāścauṣṭhayorannalābhaṃ kuryustadvaccibukatalagā bhūri vittaṃ lalāṭe
  • ghrāṇā -
  • ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghrāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agaṇḍe -
  • gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • vasana -
  • vasana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sutadāś -
  • sutadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cau -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • auṣṭhayor -
  • auṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    auṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    auṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • anna -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lābham -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kuryus -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third plural]
  • tadvac -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cibuka -
  • cibuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cibuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tala -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gā* -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active second single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • bhūri -
  • bhūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vittam -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • lalāṭe -
  • lalāṭe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “hanvorevaṃ galakṛtapadā bhūṣaṇānyannapāne śrotre ṣaḍbhūtaṇa gaṇamapi jñānamātmasvarūpam || 3 |
  • hanvor -
  • hanu (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    hanu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    hanū (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    hanū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • revam -
  • reva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    reva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    revā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gala -
  • gala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṛtapadā* -
  • kṛtapada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtapadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhūṣaṇānya -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • annapāne -
  • annapāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    annapāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śrotre -
  • śrotṛ (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śrotra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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]
  • bhūta -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active second plural]
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇam -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmasvarūpam -
  • ātmasvarūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ātmasvarūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 3

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 51.3

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 51.3 in Kannada sript:
ಘ್ರಾಣಾಗಣ್ಡೇ ವಸನಸುತದಾಶ್ಚೌಷ್ಠಯೋರನ್ನಲಾಭಂ ಕುರ್ಯುಸ್ತದ್ವಚ್ಚಿಬುಕತಲಗಾ ಭೂರಿ ವಿತ್ತಂ ಲಲಾಟೇ ।
ಹನ್ವೋರೇವಂ ಗಲಕೃತಪದಾ ಭೂಷಣಾನ್ಯನ್ನಪಾನೇ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರೇ ಷಡ್ಭೂತಣ ಗಣಮಪಿ ಜ್ಞಾನಮಾತ್ಮಸ್ವರೂಪಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥
[ತದ್ಭೂಷಣ]

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 51.3 in Gujarati sript:
ઘ્રાણાગણ્ડે વસનસુતદાશ્ચૌષ્ઠયોરન્નલાભં કુર્યુસ્તદ્વચ્ચિબુકતલગા ભૂરિ વિત્તં લલાટે ।
હન્વોરેવં ગલકૃતપદા ભૂષણાન્યન્નપાને શ્રોત્રે ષડ્ભૂતણ ગણમપિ જ્ઞાનમાત્મસ્વરૂપમ્ ॥ ૩ ॥
[તદ્ભૂષણ]

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 51.3 in Kannada sript:
ಘ್ರಾಣಾಗಣ್ಡೇ ವಸನಸುತದಾಶ್ಚೌಷ್ಠಯೋರನ್ನಲಾಭಂ ಕುರ್ಯುಸ್ತದ್ವಚ್ಚಿಬುಕತಲಗಾ ಭೂರಿ ವಿತ್ತಂ ಲಲಾಟೇ ।
ಹನ್ವೋರೇವಂ ಗಲಕೃತಪದಾ ಭೂಷಣಾನ್ಯನ್ನಪಾನೇ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರೇ ಷಡ್ಭೂತಣ ಗಣಮಪಿ ಜ್ಞಾನಮಾತ್ಮಸ್ವರೂಪಮ್ ॥ ೩ ॥
[ತದ್ಭೂಷಣ]

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