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.

ये प्रपाणगलकर्णसंस्थिताः पृष्ठमध्यनयनोपरि स्थिताः ।
ओष्ठसक्थिभुजकुक्षिपार्श्वगास्ते ललाटसहिताः सुशोभनाः ॥ ३ ॥

ye prapāṇagalakarṇasaṃsthitāḥ pṛṣṭhamadhyanayanopari sthitāḥ |
oṣṭhasakthibhujakukṣipārśvagāste lalāṭasahitāḥ suśobhanāḥ || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 65.3 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 (65.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Prapana, Galaka, Rina, Samsthita, Prishthamadhya, Nayana, Upari, Sthita, Oshtha, Sakthi, Bhuja, Kukshi, Parshvaga, Tad, Yushmad, Lalata, Sahita, Sushobhana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 65.3). 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: “ye prapāṇagalakarṇasaṃsthitāḥ pṛṣṭhamadhyanayanopari sthitāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prapāṇa -
  • prapāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • galakar -
  • galaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṛṇa -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthitāḥ -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pṛṣṭhamadhya -
  • pṛṣṭhamadhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayano -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nayana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nayanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “oṣṭhasakthibhujakukṣipārśvagāste lalāṭasahitāḥ suśobhanāḥ
  • oṣṭha -
  • oṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sakthi -
  • sakthi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhuja -
  • bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhuj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kukṣi -
  • kukṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kukṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kukṣī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • pārśvagās -
  • pārśvaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pārśvagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • lalāṭa -
  • lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    laṭ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sahitāḥ -
  • sahita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 10 verb]
  • suśobhanāḥ -
  • suśobhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suśobhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 65.3

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 65.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ಪ್ರಪಾಣಗಲಕರ್ಣಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ಪೃಷ್ಠಮಧ್ಯನಯನೋಪರಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ।
ಓಷ್ಠಸಕ್ಥಿಭುಜಕುಕ್ಷಿಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಗಾಸ್ತೇ ಲಲಾಟಸಹಿತಾಃ ಸುಶೋಭನಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 65.3 in Gujarati sript:
યે પ્રપાણગલકર્ણસંસ્થિતાઃ પૃષ્ઠમધ્યનયનોપરિ સ્થિતાઃ ।
ઓષ્ઠસક્થિભુજકુક્ષિપાર્શ્વગાસ્તે લલાટસહિતાઃ સુશોભનાઃ ॥ ૩ ॥

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 65.3 in Kannada sript:
ಯೇ ಪ್ರಪಾಣಗಲಕರ್ಣಸಂಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ಪೃಷ್ಠಮಧ್ಯನಯನೋಪರಿ ಸ್ಥಿತಾಃ ।
ಓಷ್ಠಸಕ್ಥಿಭುಜಕುಕ್ಷಿಪಾರ್ಶ್ವಗಾಸ್ತೇ ಲಲಾಟಸಹಿತಾಃ ಸುಶೋಭನಾಃ ॥ ೩ ॥

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