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.

तेषां प्रपाण एको ललाटकेशेषु च ध्रुवावर्ताः ।
रन्ध्रोपरन्ध्रमूर्धनि वक्षसि चेति स्मृतौ द्वौ द्वौ ॥ ४ ॥

teṣāṃ prapāṇa eko lalāṭakeśeṣu ca dhruvāvartāḥ |
randhroparandhramūrdhani vakṣasi ceti smṛtau dvau dvau || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 65.4 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 (65.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Prapana, Eka, Lalataka, Isha, Dhruvavarta, Randhra, Uparandhra, Dhanin, Dhani, Vakshas, Ceti, Smrita, Smriti, Dva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 65.4). 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: “teṣāṃ prapāṇa eko lalāṭakeśeṣu ca dhruvāvartāḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prapāṇa -
  • prapāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lalāṭake -
  • lalāṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • īśeṣu -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhruvāvartāḥ -
  • dhruvāvarta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “randhroparandhramūrdhani vakṣasi ceti smṛtau dvau dvau
  • randhro -
  • randhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    randhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uparandhram -
  • uparandhra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ūr -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dhani -
  • dhanin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhanin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vakṣasi -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • ceti -
  • ceti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ceti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cetī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cetī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtau -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 65.4

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 65.4 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಂ ಪ್ರಪಾಣ ಏಕೋ ಲಲಾಟಕೇಶೇಷು ಚ ಧ್ರುವಾವರ್ತಾಃ ।
ರನ್ಧ್ರೋಪರನ್ಧ್ರಮೂರ್ಧನಿ ವಕ್ಷಸಿ ಚೇತಿ ಸ್ಮೃತೌ ದ್ವೌ ದ್ವೌ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 65.4 in Gujarati sript:
તેષાં પ્રપાણ એકો લલાટકેશેષુ ચ ધ્રુવાવર્તાઃ ।
રન્ધ્રોપરન્ધ્રમૂર્ધનિ વક્ષસિ ચેતિ સ્મૃતૌ દ્વૌ દ્વૌ ॥ ૪ ॥

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 65.4 in Kannada sript:
ತೇಷಾಂ ಪ್ರಪಾಣ ಏಕೋ ಲಲಾಟಕೇಶೇಷು ಚ ಧ್ರುವಾವರ್ತಾಃ ।
ರನ್ಧ್ರೋಪರನ್ಧ್ರಮೂರ್ಧನಿ ವಕ್ಷಸಿ ಚೇತಿ ಸ್ಮೃತೌ ದ್ವೌ ದ್ವೌ ॥ ೪ ॥

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