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.

अरिष्टाशोकपुन्नागशिरीषाः सप्रियङ्गवः ।
मङ्गल्याः पूर्वमारामे रोपणीया गृहेषु वा ॥ ३ ॥

ariṣṭāśokapunnāgaśirīṣāḥ sapriyaṅgavaḥ |
maṅgalyāḥ pūrvamārāme ropaṇīyā gṛheṣu vā || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 54.3 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 (54.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arishta, Ashoka, Punnaga, Shirisha, Priyangu, Mangali, Mangalya, Purvam, Purva, Arama, Ropaniya, Griha, Griheshu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 54.3). 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: “ariṣṭāśokapunnāgaśirīṣāḥ sapriyaṅgavaḥ
  • ariṣṭā -
  • ariṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ariṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ariṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśoka -
  • aśoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • punnāga -
  • punnāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śirīṣāḥ -
  • śirīṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyaṅgavaḥ -
  • priyaṅgu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    priyaṅgu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “maṅgalyāḥ pūrvamārāme ropaṇīyā gṛheṣu
  • maṅgalyāḥ -
  • maṅgalī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    maṅgalya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    maṅgalyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ārāme -
  • ārāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ropaṇīyā* -
  • ropaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ropaṇīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    rup -> ropaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √rup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rup class 4 verb]
    rup -> ropaṇīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √rup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √rup class 4 verb]
    ruh -> ropaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ruh], [vocative plural from √ruh]
    ruh -> ropaṇīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ruh], [vocative plural from √ruh], [accusative plural from √ruh]
  • gṛheṣu -
  • gṛheṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gṛheṣu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    gṛheṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.3

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 54.3 in Kannada sript:
ಅರಿಷ್ಟಾಶೋಕಪುನ್ನಾಗಶಿರೀಷಾಃ ಸಪ್ರಿಯಙ್ಗವಃ ।
ಮಙ್ಗಲ್ಯಾಃ ಪೂರ್ವಮಾರಾಮೇ ರೋಪಣೀಯಾ ಗೃಹೇಷು ವಾ ॥ 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 54.3 in Gujarati sript:
અરિષ્ટાશોકપુન્નાગશિરીષાઃ સપ્રિયઙ્ગવઃ ।
મઙ્ગલ્યાઃ પૂર્વમારામે રોપણીયા ગૃહેષુ વા ॥ 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 54.3 in Kannada sript:
ಅರಿಷ್ಟಾಶೋಕಪುನ್ನಾಗಶಿರೀಷಾಃ ಸಪ್ರಿಯಙ್ಗವಃ ।
ಮಙ್ಗಲ್ಯಾಃ ಪೂರ್ವಮಾರಾಮೇ ರೋಪಣೀಯಾ ಗೃಹೇಷು ವಾ ॥ ೩ ॥

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