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.

मरुदेशे यच्चिह्नं न जाङ्गले तैर्जलं विनिर्देश्यम् ।
जम्बूवेतसपूर्वैर्ये पुरुषास्ते मरौ द्विगुणाः ॥ ८६ ॥
[पूर्वे]

marudeśe yaccihnaṃ na jāṅgale tairjalaṃ vinirdeśyam |
jambūvetasapūrvairye puruṣāste marau dviguṇāḥ || 86 ||
[pūrve]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 53.86 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 (53.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Marudesha, Yat, Yad, Cihna, Jangala, Jangali, Tad, Jala, Vinirdeshya, Vetasa, Purva, Yah, Purusha, Yushmad, Mara, Maru, Dviguna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.86). 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: “marudeśe yaccihnaṃ na jāṅgale tairjalaṃ vinirdeśyam
  • marudeśe -
  • marudeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yac -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cihnam -
  • cihna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cihnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jāṅgale -
  • jāṅgala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jāṅgala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jāṅgalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jāṅgali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tair -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jalam -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vinirdeśyam -
  • vinirdeśya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vinirdeśya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vinirdeśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “jambūvetasapūrvairye puruṣāste marau dviguṇāḥ || 86 |
  • jambū -
  • jambū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    jambū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vetasa -
  • vetasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vetasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrvair -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • puruṣās -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • marau -
  • mara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    maru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dviguṇāḥ -
  • dviguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dviguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 86

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.86

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 53.86 in Kannada sript:
ಮರುದೇಶೇ ಯಚ್ಚಿಹ್ನಂ ನ ಜಾಙ್ಗಲೇ ತೈರ್ಜಲಂ ವಿನಿರ್ದೇಶ್ಯಮ್ ।
ಜಮ್ಬೂವೇತಸಪೂರ್ವೈರ್ಯೇ ಪುರುಷಾಸ್ತೇ ಮರೌ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಾಃ ॥ ೮೬ ॥
[ಪೂರ್ವೇ]

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 53.86 in Gujarati sript:
મરુદેશે યચ્ચિહ્નં ન જાઙ્ગલે તૈર્જલં વિનિર્દેશ્યમ્ ।
જમ્બૂવેતસપૂર્વૈર્યે પુરુષાસ્તે મરૌ દ્વિગુણાઃ ॥ ૮૬ ॥
[પૂર્વે]

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 53.86 in Kannada sript:
ಮರುದೇಶೇ ಯಚ್ಚಿಹ್ನಂ ನ ಜಾಙ್ಗಲೇ ತೈರ್ಜಲಂ ವಿನಿರ್ದೇಶ್ಯಮ್ ।
ಜಮ್ಬೂವೇತಸಪೂರ್ವೈರ್ಯೇ ಪುರುಷಾಸ್ತೇ ಮರೌ ದ್ವಿಗುಣಾಃ ॥ ೮೬ ॥
[ಪೂರ್ವೇ]

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