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.

तद्धातुमहाभूतप्रकृतिद्युतिवर्णसत्त्वरूपाद्यैः ।
अबलरवीन्दुयुतैस्तैः सङ्कीर्णा लक्षणैः पुरुषाः ॥ ४ ॥

taddhātumahābhūtaprakṛtidyutivarṇasattvarūpādyaiḥ |
abalaravīnduyutaistaiḥ saṅkīrṇā lakṣaṇaiḥ puruṣāḥ || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 68.4 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 (68.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Hatu, Aha, Abhuta, Prakrit, Dyut, Dyuti, Varna, Varnan, Sattva, Rupa, Yah, Yat, Abala, Ravindu, Yuta, Sankirna, Lakshana, Purusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 68.4). 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: “taddhātumahābhūtaprakṛtidyutivarṇasattvarūpādyaiḥ
  • taddh -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hātum -
  • -> hātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    -> hātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √]
    hātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhūta -
  • abhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second plural]
  • prakṛti -
  • prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    prakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • dyuti -
  • dyuti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dyuti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dyutī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dyutī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    dyutī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dyut (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dyut (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    dyut (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpād -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yaiḥ -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “abalaravīnduyutaistaiḥ saṅkīrṇā lakṣaṇaiḥ puruṣāḥ
  • abala -
  • abala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ravīndu -
  • ravīndu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ravīndu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ravīndu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yutais -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yuta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √yu class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √yu class 6 verb], [instrumental plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √yu class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √yu class 6 verb], [instrumental plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √yu class 3 verb]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saṅkīrṇā* -
  • saṅkīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lakṣaṇaiḥ -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • puruṣāḥ -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    puruṣā (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 68.4

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 68.4 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ಧಾತುಮಹಾಭೂತಪ್ರಕೃತಿದ್ಯುತಿವರ್ಣಸತ್ತ್ವರೂಪಾದ್ಯೈಃ ।
ಅಬಲರವೀನ್ದುಯುತೈಸ್ತೈಃ ಸಙ್ಕೀರ್ಣಾ ಲಕ್ಷಣೈಃ ಪುರುಷಾಃ ॥ 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 68.4 in Gujarati sript:
તદ્ધાતુમહાભૂતપ્રકૃતિદ્યુતિવર્ણસત્ત્વરૂપાદ્યૈઃ ।
અબલરવીન્દુયુતૈસ્તૈઃ સઙ્કીર્ણા લક્ષણૈઃ પુરુષાઃ ॥ 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 68.4 in Kannada sript:
ತದ್ಧಾತುಮಹಾಭೂತಪ್ರಕೃತಿದ್ಯುತಿವರ್ಣಸತ್ತ್ವರೂಪಾದ್ಯೈಃ ।
ಅಬಲರವೀನ್ದುಯುತೈಸ್ತೈಃ ಸಙ್ಕೀರ್ಣಾ ಲಕ್ಷಣೈಃ ಪುರುಷಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥

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