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.

नाभी स्वरः सत्त्वमिति प्रशस्तं गम्भीरमेतत्त्रितयं नराणाम् ।
उरो ललाटं वदनं च पुंसां विस्तीर्णमेतत्त्रितयं प्रशस्तम् ॥ ८५ ॥
[नाभिः । प्रदिष्टं]

nābhī svaraḥ sattvamiti praśastaṃ gambhīrametattritayaṃ narāṇām |
uro lalāṭaṃ vadanaṃ ca puṃsāṃ vistīrṇametattritayaṃ praśastam || 85 ||
[nābhiḥ | pradiṣṭaṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.85 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 (67.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nabhi, Svara, Sattva, Iti, Prashasta, Gambhira, Etad, Tritaya, Nara, Uras, Lalata, Vadana, Pums, Vistirna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.85). 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: “nābhī svaraḥ sattvamiti praśastaṃ gambhīrametattritayaṃ narāṇām
  • nābhī -
  • nābhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    nābhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svaraḥ -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sattvam -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • praśastam -
  • praśasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praśasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praśastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gambhīram -
  • gambhīra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gambhīra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gambhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tritayam -
  • tritaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • narāṇām -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “uro lalāṭaṃ vadanaṃ ca puṃsāṃ vistīrṇametattritayaṃ praśastam || 85 |
  • uro* -
  • uras (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • lalāṭam -
  • lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vadanam -
  • vadana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vistīrṇam -
  • vistīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vistīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vistīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tritayam -
  • tritaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • praśastam -
  • praśasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praśasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praśastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 85
  • Line 3: “[nābhiḥ
  • nābhiḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nābhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nābhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.85

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 67.85 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಭೀ ಸ್ವರಃ ಸತ್ತ್ವಮಿತಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಂ ಗಮ್ಭೀರಮೇತತ್ತ್ರಿತಯಂ ನರಾಣಾಮ್ ।
ಉರೋ ಲಲಾಟಂ ವದನಂ ಚ ಪುಂಸಾಂ ವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣಮೇತತ್ತ್ರಿತಯಂ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೮೫ ॥
[ನಾಭಿಃ । ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟಂ]

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 67.85 in Gujarati sript:
નાભી સ્વરઃ સત્ત્વમિતિ પ્રશસ્તં ગમ્ભીરમેતત્ત્રિતયં નરાણામ્ ।
ઉરો લલાટં વદનં ચ પુંસાં વિસ્તીર્ણમેતત્ત્રિતયં પ્રશસ્તમ્ ॥ ૮૫ ॥
[નાભિઃ । પ્રદિષ્ટં]

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 67.85 in Kannada sript:
ನಾಭೀ ಸ್ವರಃ ಸತ್ತ್ವಮಿತಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಂ ಗಮ್ಭೀರಮೇತತ್ತ್ರಿತಯಂ ನರಾಣಾಮ್ ।
ಉರೋ ಲಲಾಟಂ ವದನಂ ಚ ಪುಂಸಾಂ ವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣಮೇತತ್ತ್ರಿತಯಂ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೮೫ ॥
[ನಾಭಿಃ । ಪ್ರದಿಷ್ಟಂ]

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