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.

कुञ्जर इति गजपृष्ठः षोडशहस्तः समन्ततो मूलात् ।
गुहराजः षोडशकस्त्रिचन्द्रशाला भवेद्वलभी ॥ २५ ॥

kuñjara iti gajapṛṣṭhaḥ ṣoḍaśahastaḥ samantato mūlāt |
guharājaḥ ṣoḍaśakastricandraśālā bhavedvalabhī || 25 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 55.25 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 (55.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kunjara, Iti, Shodasha, Shodashan, Hasta, Samantatah, Samantatas, Mula, Guharaja, Shodashaka, Candrashala, Valabhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 55.25). 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: “kuñjara iti gajapṛṣṭhaḥ ṣoḍaśahastaḥ samantato mūlāt
  • kuñjara* -
  • kuñjara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse gajapṛṣṭhaḥ*ṣo
  • ṣoḍaśa -
  • ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hastaḥ -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samantato* -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mūlāt -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “guharājaḥ ṣoḍaśakastricandraśālā bhavedvalabhī
  • guharājaḥ -
  • guharāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣoḍaśakas -
  • ṣoḍaśaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tri -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • candraśālā* -
  • candraśālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    candraśāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • valabhī -
  • valabhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    valabhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    valabhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 55.25

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 55.25 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಞ್ಜರ ಇತಿ ಗಜಪೃಷ್ಠಃ ಷೋಡಶಹಸ್ತಃ ಸಮನ್ತತೋ ಮೂಲಾತ್ ।
ಗುಹರಾಜಃ ಷೋಡಶಕಸ್ತ್ರಿಚನ್ದ್ರಶಾಲಾ ಭವೇದ್ವಲಭೀ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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 55.25 in Gujarati sript:
કુઞ્જર ઇતિ ગજપૃષ્ઠઃ ષોડશહસ્તઃ સમન્તતો મૂલાત્ ।
ગુહરાજઃ ષોડશકસ્ત્રિચન્દ્રશાલા ભવેદ્વલભી ॥ ૨૫ ॥

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 55.25 in Kannada sript:
ಕುಞ್ಜರ ಇತಿ ಗಜಪೃಷ್ಠಃ ಷೋಡಶಹಸ್ತಃ ಸಮನ್ತತೋ ಮೂಲಾತ್ ।
ಗುಹರಾಜಃ ಷೋಡಶಕಸ್ತ್ರಿಚನ್ದ್ರಶಾಲಾ ಭವೇದ್ವಲಭೀ ॥ ೨೫ ॥

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