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.

सिद्धार्थमपरयाम्ये यमसूर्यं पश्चिमोत्तरे शाले ।
दण्डाख्यमुदक्पूर्वे वाताख्यं प्राग्युता याम्या ॥ ३९ ॥

siddhārthamaparayāmye yamasūryaṃ paścimottare śāle |
daṇḍākhyamudakpūrve vātākhyaṃ prāgyutā yāmyā || 39 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.39 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 (52.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Siddhartha, Apara, Yamasurya, Pashcimottara, Shala, Shali, Dandakhya, Udak, Udac, Purva, Vatakhya, Prak, Yuta, Yami, Yamya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.39). 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: “siddhārthamaparayāmye yamasūryaṃ paścimottare śāle
  • siddhārtham -
  • siddhārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    siddhārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    siddhārthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aparayā -
  • aparā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • amye -
  • yamasūryam -
  • yamasūrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paścimottare -
  • paścimottara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paścimottara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paścimottarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śāle -
  • śāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    śāl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “daṇḍākhyamudakpūrve vātākhyaṃ prāgyutā yāmyā
  • daṇḍākhyam -
  • daṇḍākhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍākhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṇḍākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • udak -
  • udak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    udac (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    udac (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pūrve -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vātākhyam -
  • vātākhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāg -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yutā* -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
  • yāmyā -
  • yāmī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.39

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 52.39 in Kannada sript:
ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಮಪರಯಾಮ್ಯೇ ಯಮಸೂರ್ಯಂ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮೋತ್ತರೇ ಶಾಲೇ ।
ದಣ್ಡಾಖ್ಯಮುದಕ್ಪೂರ್ವೇ ವಾತಾಖ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಗ್ಯುತಾ ಯಾಮ್ಯಾ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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 52.39 in Gujarati sript:
સિદ્ધાર્થમપરયામ્યે યમસૂર્યં પશ્ચિમોત્તરે શાલે ।
દણ્ડાખ્યમુદક્પૂર્વે વાતાખ્યં પ્રાગ્યુતા યામ્યા ॥ ૩૯ ॥

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 52.39 in Kannada sript:
ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥಮಪರಯಾಮ್ಯೇ ಯಮಸೂರ್ಯಂ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮೋತ್ತರೇ ಶಾಲೇ ।
ದಣ್ಡಾಖ್ಯಮುದಕ್ಪೂರ್ವೇ ವಾತಾಖ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಾಗ್ಯುತಾ ಯಾಮ್ಯಾ ॥ ೩೯ ॥

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