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.

यानीह भूतानि वसन्ति तानि बलिं गृहीत्वा विधिवत्प्रयुक्तम् ।
अन्यत्र वासं परिकल्प्यन्तु क्षमन्तु तान्यद्य नमोऽस्तु तेभ्यः ॥ ११ ॥

yānīha bhūtāni vasanti tāni baliṃ gṛhītvā vidhivatprayuktam |
anyatra vāsaṃ parikalpyantu kṣamantu tānyadya namo'stu tebhyaḥ || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 58.11 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 (58.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yani, Yat, Iha, Bhuta, Bhutani, Vasat, Vasanti, Tad, Tani, Bali, Grihitva, Vidhivat, Prayukta, Anyatra, Vasa, Pari, Kalpin, Kalpya, Ksha, Tanya, Adya, Nama, Namas, Astu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 58.11). 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: “yānīha bhūtāni vasanti tāni baliṃ gṛhītvā vidhivatprayuktam
  • yānī -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vasanti -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • balim -
  • bali (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prayuktam -
  • prayukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prayukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prayuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “anyatra vāsaṃ parikalpyantu kṣamantu tānyadya namo'stu tebhyaḥ
  • anyatra -
  • anyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāsam -
  • vāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kalpya -
  • kalpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kalpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kalpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kḷp -> kalpya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kḷp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kḷp class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kḷp]
  • antu -
  • antu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kṣam -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antu -
  • antu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tānya -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
    tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • namo' -
  • namas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    namas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • astu -
  • astu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • tebhyaḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 58.11

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 58.11 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾನೀಹ ಭೂತಾನಿ ವಸನ್ತಿ ತಾನಿ ಬಲಿಂ ಗೃಹೀತ್ವಾ ವಿಧಿವತ್ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತಮ್ ।
ಅನ್ಯತ್ರ ವಾಸಂ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪ್ಯನ್ತು ಕ್ಷಮನ್ತು ತಾನ್ಯದ್ಯ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇಭ್ಯಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 58.11 in Gujarati sript:
યાનીહ ભૂતાનિ વસન્તિ તાનિ બલિં ગૃહીત્વા વિધિવત્પ્રયુક્તમ્ ।
અન્યત્ર વાસં પરિકલ્પ્યન્તુ ક્ષમન્તુ તાન્યદ્ય નમોઽસ્તુ તેભ્યઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 58.11 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾನೀಹ ಭೂತಾನಿ ವಸನ್ತಿ ತಾನಿ ಬಲಿಂ ಗೃಹೀತ್ವಾ ವಿಧಿವತ್ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತಮ್ ।
ಅನ್ಯತ್ರ ವಾಸಂ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪ್ಯನ್ತು ಕ್ಷಮನ್ತು ತಾನ್ಯದ್ಯ ನಮೋಽಸ್ತು ತೇಭ್ಯಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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