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.

पुरुहूतानलयमनिरृतिवरुणपवनेन्दुशङ्करा देवाः ।
विज्ञातव्याः क्रमशः प्राच्याद्यानां दिशां पतयः ॥ ३ ॥

puruhūtānalayamanirṛtivaruṇapavanenduśaṅkarā devāḥ |
vijñātavyāḥ kramaśaḥ prācyādyānāṃ diśāṃ patayaḥ || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 53.3 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:

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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 (53.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Puruhuta, Alaya, Ani, Varuna, Pavana, Shankara, Deva, Vijnatavya, Kramashah, Kramashas, Pracya, Yana, Disha, Dish, Pati, Pataya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.3). 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: “puruhūtānalayamanirṛtivaruṇapavanenduśaṅkarā devāḥ
  • puruhūtān -
  • puruhūta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • alayam -
  • alaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • anir -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛti -
  • ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • varuṇa -
  • varuṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pavane -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pavanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indu -
  • indu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śaṅkarā* -
  • śaṅkara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaṅkarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devāḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vijñātavyāḥ kramaśaḥ prācyādyānāṃ diśāṃ patayaḥ
  • vijñātavyāḥ -
  • vijñātavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vijñātavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kramaśaḥ -
  • kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kramaśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prācyād -
  • prācya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prācya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yānām -
  • yānā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • diśām -
  • diśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    diś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • patayaḥ -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pataya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.3

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 53.3 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರುಹೂತಾನಲಯಮನಿರೃತಿವರುಣಪವನೇನ್ದುಶಙ್ಕರಾ ದೇವಾಃ ।
ವಿಜ್ಞಾತವ್ಯಾಃ ಕ್ರಮಶಃ ಪ್ರಾಚ್ಯಾದ್ಯಾನಾಂ ದಿಶಾಂ ಪತಯಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 53.3 in Gujarati sript:
પુરુહૂતાનલયમનિરૃતિવરુણપવનેન્દુશઙ્કરા દેવાઃ ।
વિજ્ઞાતવ્યાઃ ક્રમશઃ પ્રાચ્યાદ્યાનાં દિશાં પતયઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 53.3 in Kannada sript:
ಪುರುಹೂತಾನಲಯಮನಿರೃತಿವರುಣಪವನೇನ್ದುಶಙ್ಕರಾ ದೇವಾಃ ।
ವಿಜ್ಞಾತವ್ಯಾಃ ಕ್ರಮಶಃ ಪ್ರಾಚ್ಯಾದ್ಯಾನಾಂ ದಿಶಾಂ ಪತಯಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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