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.

यो वा सितैकचरणैर्यथेष्टवर्णश्च सोऽपि शुभफलकृत् ।
मिश्रफलोऽपि ग्राह्यो यदि नैकान्तप्रशस्तोऽस्ति ॥ १९ ॥
[सितैकचरणो । शस्तफलः]

yo vā sitaikacaraṇairyatheṣṭavarṇaśca so'pi śubhaphalakṛt |
miśraphalo'pi grāhyo yadi naikāntapraśasto'sti || 19 ||
[sitaikacaraṇo | śastaphalaḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 60.19 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 (60.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Sita, Ekacarana, Yatheshta, Varna, Sah, Api, Shubhaphalakrit, Mishra, Mishri, Aphala, Grahi, Grahya, Yadi, Yad, Naika, Tap, Ashasta, Asti, Aika, Anu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 60.19). 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: “yo sitaikacaraṇairyatheṣṭavarṇaśca so'pi śubhaphalakṛt
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sitai -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • ekacaraṇair -
  • ekacaraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ekacaraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yatheṣṭa -
  • yatheṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatheṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇaś -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śubhaphalakṛt -
  • śubhaphalakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    śubhaphalakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “miśraphalo'pi grāhyo yadi naikāntapraśasto'sti || 19 |
  • miśra -
  • miśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    miśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    miśṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    miśṛ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    miśṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aphalo' -
  • aphala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • grāhyo* -
  • grāhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • naikān -
  • naika (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tap -
  • tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśasto' -
  • aśasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse 19
  • Line 3: “[sitaikacaraṇo
  • sitai -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇo -
  • aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 60.19

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 60.19 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ವಾ ಸಿತೈಕಚರಣೈರ್ಯಥೇಷ್ಟವರ್ಣಶ್ಚ ಸೋಽಪಿ ಶುಭಫಲಕೃತ್ ।
ಮಿಶ್ರಫಲೋಽಪಿ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯೋ ಯದಿ ನೈಕಾನ್ತಪ್ರಶಸ್ತೋಽಸ್ತಿ ॥ ೧೯ ॥
[ಸಿತೈಕಚರಣೋ । ಶಸ್ತಫಲಃ]

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 60.19 in Gujarati sript:
યો વા સિતૈકચરણૈર્યથેષ્ટવર્ણશ્ચ સોઽપિ શુભફલકૃત્ ।
મિશ્રફલોઽપિ ગ્રાહ્યો યદિ નૈકાન્તપ્રશસ્તોઽસ્તિ ॥ ૧૯ ॥
[સિતૈકચરણો । શસ્તફલઃ]

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 60.19 in Kannada sript:
ಯೋ ವಾ ಸಿತೈಕಚರಣೈರ್ಯಥೇಷ್ಟವರ್ಣಶ್ಚ ಸೋಽಪಿ ಶುಭಫಲಕೃತ್ ।
ಮಿಶ್ರಫಲೋಽಪಿ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯೋ ಯದಿ ನೈಕಾನ್ತಪ್ರಶಸ್ತೋಽಸ್ತಿ ॥ ೧೯ ॥
[ಸಿತೈಕಚರಣೋ । ಶಸ್ತಫಲಃ]

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