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 57.5
नासाललाटचिबुकग्रीवाश्चतुराङ्गुलास्तथा कर्णौ ।
द्वे अङ्गुले च हनुनी चिबुकं च द्व्यङ्गुलं विततम् ॥ ५ ॥
[हनुके । विस्तृतम्]
nāsālalāṭacibukagrīvāścaturāṅgulāstathā karṇau |
dve aṅgule ca hanunī cibukaṃ ca dvyaṅgulaṃ vitatam || 5 ||
[hanuke | vistṛtam]
The Sanskrit text of Verse 57.5 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 (57.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nasa, Nas, Lalata, Cibuka, Griva, Catur, Catura, Angula, Tatha, Karna, Karni, Dva, Anguli, Hanu, Dvyangula, Vitatam, Vitata, Hanuka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57.5). 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: “nāsālalāṭacibukagrīvāścaturāṅgulāstathā karṇau ”
- nāsā -
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nāsā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nas (noun, feminine)[nominative dual]
- lalāṭa -
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lalāṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√laṭ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- cibuka -
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cibuka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cibuka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- grīvāś -
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grīva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grīvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- caturā -
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catura (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]catura (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]catur (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]caturā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṅgulās -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- karṇau -
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karṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]karṇi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “dve aṅgule ca hanunī cibukaṃ ca dvyaṅgulaṃ vitatam || 5 |”
- dve -
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dva (noun, masculine)[locative single]dva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- aṅgule -
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aṅgula (noun, masculine)[locative single]aṅguli (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hanunī -
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hanu (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hanū (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cibukam -
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cibuka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cibuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dvyaṅgulam -
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dvyaṅgula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvyaṅgula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvyaṅgulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vitatam -
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vitatam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vitata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vitata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vitatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse 5
- Line 3: “[hanuke ”
- hanuke -
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hanukā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57.5
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 57.5 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಸಾಲಲಾಟಚಿಬುಕಗ್ರೀವಾಶ್ಚತುರಾಙ್ಗುಲಾಸ್ತಥಾ ಕರ್ಣೌ ।
ದ್ವೇ ಅಙ್ಗುಲೇ ಚ ಹನುನೀ ಚಿಬುಕಂ ಚ ದ್ವ್ಯಙ್ಗುಲಂ ವಿತತಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ಹನುಕೇ । ವಿಸ್ತೃತಮ್]
Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 57.5 in Gujarati sript:
નાસાલલાટચિબુકગ્રીવાશ્ચતુરાઙ્ગુલાસ્તથા કર્ણૌ ।
દ્વે અઙ્ગુલે ચ હનુની ચિબુકં ચ દ્વ્યઙ્ગુલં વિતતમ્ ॥ ૫ ॥
[હનુકે । વિસ્તૃતમ્]
Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
Buy now!Preview of verse 57.5 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಸಾಲಲಾಟಚಿಬುಕಗ್ರೀವಾಶ್ಚತುರಾಙ್ಗುಲಾಸ್ತಥಾ ಕರ್ಣೌ ।
ದ್ವೇ ಅಙ್ಗುಲೇ ಚ ಹನುನೀ ಚಿಬುಕಂ ಚ ದ್ವ್ಯಙ್ಗುಲಂ ವಿತತಮ್ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ಹನುಕೇ । ವಿಸ್ತೃತಮ್]