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.

वल्मीकेन परिवृतः श्वेतो रोहीतको भवेद् यस्मिन् ।
पूर्वेण हस्तमात्रे सप्तत्या मानवैरम्बु ॥ ८४ ॥

valmīkena parivṛtaḥ śveto rohītako bhaved yasmin |
pūrveṇa hastamātre saptatyā mānavairambu || 84 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 53.84 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 (53.84). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Valmika, Parivrita, Shveta, Rohitaka, Yah, Yat, Purvena, Purva, Hasta, Atra, Saptati, Manava, Ambu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.84). 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: “valmīkena parivṛtaḥ śveto rohītako bhaved yasmin
  • valmīkena -
  • valmīka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    valmīka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • parivṛtaḥ -
  • parivṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śveto* -
  • śveta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rohītako* -
  • rohītaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “pūrveṇa hastamātre saptatyā mānavairambu
  • pūrveṇa -
  • pūrveṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • hastam -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātre -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • saptatyā* -
  • saptati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mānavair -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mānava (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ambu -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.84

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 53.84 in Kannada sript:
ವಲ್ಮೀಕೇನ ಪರಿವೃತಃ ಶ್ವೇತೋ ರೋಹೀತಕೋ ಭವೇದ್ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ ।
ಪೂರ್ವೇಣ ಹಸ್ತಮಾತ್ರೇ ಸಪ್ತತ್ಯಾ ಮಾನವೈರಮ್ಬು ॥ ೮೪ ॥

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 53.84 in Gujarati sript:
વલ્મીકેન પરિવૃતઃ શ્વેતો રોહીતકો ભવેદ્ યસ્મિન્ ।
પૂર્વેણ હસ્તમાત્રે સપ્તત્યા માનવૈરમ્બુ ॥ ૮૪ ॥

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 53.84 in Kannada sript:
ವಲ್ಮೀಕೇನ ಪರಿವೃತಃ ಶ್ವೇತೋ ರೋಹೀತಕೋ ಭವೇದ್ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ ।
ಪೂರ್ವೇಣ ಹಸ್ತಮಾತ್ರೇ ಸಪ್ತತ್ಯಾ ಮಾನವೈರಮ್ಬು ॥ ೮೪ ॥

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