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.

उत्तमं विंशतिर्हस्ता मध्यमं षोडशान्तरम् ।
स्थानात्स्थानान्तरं कार्यं वृक्षाणां द्वादशावरम् ॥ १२ ॥

uttamaṃ viṃśatirhastā madhyamaṃ ṣoḍaśāntaram |
sthānātsthānāntaraṃ kāryaṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ dvādaśāvaram || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 54.12 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 (54.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Uttamam, Uttama, Vimshati, Hasta, Madhyama, Shodashanta, Sthana, Sthanantara, Karya, Vriksha, Dvadasha, Aram, Ara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 54.12). 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: “uttamaṃ viṃśatirhastā madhyamaṃ ṣoḍaśāntaram
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viṃśatir -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hastā* -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhyamam -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhyama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṣoḍaśānta -
  • ṣoḍaśānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sthānātsthānāntaraṃ kāryaṃ vṛkṣāṇāṃ dvādaśāvaram
  • sthānāt -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sthānāntaram -
  • sthānāntara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • vṛkṣāṇām -
  • vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dvādaśāva -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aram -
  • aram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 54.12

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 54.12 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತಮಂ ವಿಂಶತಿರ್ಹಸ್ತಾ ಮಧ್ಯಮಂ ಷೋಡಶಾನ್ತರಮ್ ।
ಸ್ಥಾನಾತ್ಸ್ಥಾನಾನ್ತರಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ವೃಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ದ್ವಾದಶಾವರಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 54.12 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્તમં વિંશતિર્હસ્તા મધ્યમં ષોડશાન્તરમ્ ।
સ્થાનાત્સ્થાનાન્તરં કાર્યં વૃક્ષાણાં દ્વાદશાવરમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 54.12 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ತಮಂ ವಿಂಶತಿರ್ಹಸ್ತಾ ಮಧ್ಯಮಂ ಷೋಡಶಾನ್ತರಮ್ ।
ಸ್ಥಾನಾತ್ಸ್ಥಾನಾನ್ತರಂ ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ವೃಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ದ್ವಾದಶಾವರಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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