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.

देशानुरूपभूषणवेषालङ्कारमूर्तिभिः कार्या ।
प्रतिमा लक्षणयुक्ता सन्निहिता वृद्धिदा भवति ॥ २९ ॥

deśānurūpabhūṣaṇaveṣālaṅkāramūrtibhiḥ kāryā |
pratimā lakṣaṇayuktā sannihitā vṛddhidā bhavati || 29 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 57.29 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 (57.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Desha, Uru, Upabhushana, Vesha, Alankara, Murti, Kari, Karya, Pratima, Lakshana, Yukta, Sannihita, Vriddhida, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57.29). 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: “deśānurūpabhūṣaṇaveṣālaṅkāramūrtibhiḥ kāryā
  • deśān -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • urū -
  • uru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    uru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • upabhūṣaṇa -
  • upabhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • veṣā -
  • veṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    veṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    veṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vaṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    viṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • alaṅkāra -
  • alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alaṅkāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrtibhiḥ -
  • mūrti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mūrti (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mūrtī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kāryā -
  • kāri (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kārī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • Line 2: “pratimā lakṣaṇayuktā sannihitā vṛddhidā bhavati
  • pratimā* -
  • pratimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratimā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pratima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • lakṣaṇa -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yuktā -
  • yuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yuktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • sannihitā* -
  • sannihita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sannihitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vṛddhidā* -
  • vṛddhida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57.29

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 57.29 in Kannada sript:
ದೇಶಾನುರೂಪಭೂಷಣವೇಷಾಲಙ್ಕಾರಮೂರ್ತಿಭಿಃ ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಮಾ ಲಕ್ಷಣಯುಕ್ತಾ ಸನ್ನಿಹಿತಾ ವೃದ್ಧಿದಾ ಭವತಿ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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 57.29 in Gujarati sript:
દેશાનુરૂપભૂષણવેષાલઙ્કારમૂર્તિભિઃ કાર્યા ।
પ્રતિમા લક્ષણયુક્તા સન્નિહિતા વૃદ્ધિદા ભવતિ ॥ ૨૯ ॥

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 57.29 in Kannada sript:
ದೇಶಾನುರೂಪಭೂಷಣವೇಷಾಲಙ್ಕಾರಮೂರ್ತಿಭಿಃ ಕಾರ್ಯಾ ।
ಪ್ರತಿಮಾ ಲಕ್ಷಣಯುಕ್ತಾ ಸನ್ನಿಹಿತಾ ವೃದ್ಧಿದಾ ಭವತಿ ॥ ೨೯ ॥

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