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.
Verse 54.1
प्रान्तच्छायाविनिर्मुक्ता न मनोज्ञा जलाशयाः ।
यस्मादतो जलप्रान्तेष्वारामान्विनिवेशयेत् ॥ १ ॥
prāntacchāyāvinirmuktā na manojñā jalāśayāḥ |
yasmādato jalaprānteṣvārāmānviniveśayet || 1 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 54.1 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 (54.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pranta, Vinirmukta, Manojna, Jalashaya, Yasmat, Yah, Yat, Atah, Jalapranta, Arama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “prāntacchāyāvinirmuktā na manojñā jalāśayāḥ ”
- prānta -
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prānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cchāyā -
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- vinirmuktā* -
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vinirmukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vinirmuktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- manojñā* -
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manojña (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]manojñā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jalāśayāḥ -
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jalāśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jalāśayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “yasmādato jalaprānteṣvārāmānviniveśayet ”
- yasmād -
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yasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[ablative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[ablative single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single]
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jalaprānteṣvā -
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jalaprānta (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ārāmān -
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ārāma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vini -
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vi (noun, neuter)[locative single]vī (noun, neuter)[locative single]vini (Preverb)[Preverb]
- veśayet -
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√viś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]√viś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.1
Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;
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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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Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.
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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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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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Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)
Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 54.1 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾನ್ತಚ್ಛಾಯಾವಿನಿರ್ಮುಕ್ತಾ ನ ಮನೋಜ್ಞಾ ಜಲಾಶಯಾಃ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಾದತೋ ಜಲಪ್ರಾನ್ತೇಷ್ವಾರಾಮಾನ್ವಿನಿವೇಶಯೇತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 54.1 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાન્તચ્છાયાવિનિર્મુક્તા ન મનોજ્ઞા જલાશયાઃ ।
યસ્માદતો જલપ્રાન્તેષ્વારામાન્વિનિવેશયેત્ ॥ ૧ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
Buy now!Preview of verse 54.1 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾನ್ತಚ್ಛಾಯಾವಿನಿರ್ಮುಕ್ತಾ ನ ಮನೋಜ್ಞಾ ಜಲಾಶಯಾಃ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಾದತೋ ಜಲಪ್ರಾನ್ತೇಷ್ವಾರಾಮಾನ್ವಿನಿವೇಶಯೇತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥