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.

द्वित्रिचतुर्धाराभिः प्रदक्षिणावर्तवलितमूत्राभिः ।
पृथिवीपतयो ज्ञेया विकीर्णमूत्राश्च धनहीनाः ॥ ११ ॥

dvitricaturdhārābhiḥ pradakṣiṇāvartavalitamūtrābhiḥ |
pṛthivīpatayo jñeyā vikīrṇamūtrāśca dhanahīnāḥ || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.11 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 (67.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pradakshinavarta, Valita, Mutra, Abhi, Prithivipati, Jneya, Vikirna, Dhanahina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.11). 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: “dvitricaturdhārābhiḥ pradakṣiṇāvartavalitamūtrābhiḥ
  • Cannot analyse dvitricaturdhārābhiḥ*pr
  • pradakṣiṇāvarta -
  • pradakṣiṇāvarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradakṣiṇāvarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • valita -
  • valita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    valita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    val -> valita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √val]
    val -> valita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √val]
    val -> valita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val]
    val -> valita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √val class 1 verb], [vocative single from √val]
  • mūtrā -
  • mūtra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhiḥ -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pṛthivīpatayo jñeyā vikīrṇamūtrāśca dhanahīnāḥ
  • pṛthivīpatayo* -
  • pṛthivīpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • jñeyā* -
  • jñeya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jñeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jñeya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñeyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • vikīrṇa -
  • vikīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūtrā -
  • mūtra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhanahīnāḥ -
  • dhanahīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhanahīnā (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 67.11

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 67.11 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಿತ್ರಿಚತುರ್ಧಾರಾಭಿಃ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಾವರ್ತವಲಿತಮೂತ್ರಾಭಿಃ ।
ಪೃಥಿವೀಪತಯೋ ಜ್ಞೇಯಾ ವಿಕೀರ್ಣಮೂತ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ಧನಹೀನಾಃ ॥ 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 67.11 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વિત્રિચતુર્ધારાભિઃ પ્રદક્ષિણાવર્તવલિતમૂત્રાભિઃ ।
પૃથિવીપતયો જ્ઞેયા વિકીર્ણમૂત્રાશ્ચ ધનહીનાઃ ॥ 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 67.11 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಿತ್ರಿಚತುರ್ಧಾರಾಭಿಃ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಾವರ್ತವಲಿತಮೂತ್ರಾಭಿಃ ।
ಪೃಥಿವೀಪತಯೋ ಜ್ಞೇಯಾ ವಿಕೀರ್ಣಮೂತ್ರಾಶ್ಚ ಧನಹೀನಾಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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