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.

पूर्वापरे तु शाले गृहचुल्ली दक्षिणोत्तरे काचम् ।
सिद्धार्थेऽर्थावाप्तिर्यमसूर्ये गृहपतेर्मृत्युः ॥ ४० ॥

pūrvāpare tu śāle gṛhacullī dakṣiṇottare kācam |
siddhārthe'rthāvāptiryamasūrye gṛhapatermṛtyuḥ || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.40 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 (52.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvapara, Shala, Shali, Grihaculli, Dakshinottara, Kaca, Siddhartha, Artha, Apti, Yamasurya, Grihapati, Mrityu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.40). 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: “pūrvāpare tu śāle gṛhacullī dakṣiṇottare kācam
  • pūrvāpare -
  • pūrvāpara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrvāpara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrvāparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • gṛhacullī -
  • gṛhacullī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dakṣiṇottare -
  • dakṣiṇottara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dakṣiṇottara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dakṣiṇottarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kācam -
  • kāca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kācā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “siddhārthe'rthāvāptiryamasūrye gṛhapatermṛtyuḥ
  • siddhārthe' -
  • siddhārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    siddhārtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    siddhārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • arthāvā -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • āptir -
  • āpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • yamasūrye -
  • yamasūrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • gṛhapater -
  • gṛhapati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mṛtyuḥ -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.40

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 52.40 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವಾಪರೇ ತು ಶಾಲೇ ಗೃಹಚುಲ್ಲೀ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೋತ್ತರೇ ಕಾಚಮ್ ।
ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥೇಽರ್ಥಾವಾಪ್ತಿರ್ಯಮಸೂರ್ಯೇ ಗೃಹಪತೇರ್ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 52.40 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વાપરે તુ શાલે ગૃહચુલ્લી દક્ષિણોત્તરે કાચમ્ ।
સિદ્ધાર્થેઽર્થાવાપ્તિર્યમસૂર્યે ગૃહપતેર્મૃત્યુઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 52.40 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವಾಪರೇ ತು ಶಾಲೇ ಗೃಹಚುಲ್ಲೀ ದಕ್ಷಿಣೋತ್ತರೇ ಕಾಚಮ್ ।
ಸಿದ್ಧಾರ್ಥೇಽರ್ಥಾವಾಪ್ತಿರ್ಯಮಸೂರ್ಯೇ ಗೃಹಪತೇರ್ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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