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.

सप्ततिवर्षो मालव्योऽयं त्यक्ष्यति सम्यक्प्राणांस्तीर्थे ।
लक्षणमेतत्सम्यक्प्रोक्तं शेषनराणां चातो वक्ष्ये ॥ १२ ॥

saptativarṣo mālavyo'yaṃ tyakṣyati samyakprāṇāṃstīrthe |
lakṣaṇametatsamyakproktaṃ śeṣanarāṇāṃ cāto vakṣye || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 68.12 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 (68.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varsha, Malavi, Malavya, Aya, Idam, Tyakshyat, Samyak, Prana, Tirtha, Lakshana, Etad, Prokta, Sheshat, Ara, Vakshya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 68.12). 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: “saptativarṣo mālavyo'yaṃ tyakṣyati samyakprāṇāṃstīrthe
  • saptati -
  • saptati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • varṣo* -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mālavyo' -
  • mālavī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mālavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tyakṣyati -
  • tyaj -> tyakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prāṇāṃs -
  • prāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tīrthe -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “lakṣaṇametatsamyakproktaṃ śeṣanarāṇāṃ cāto vakṣye
  • lakṣaṇam -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • samyak -
  • samyak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • proktam -
  • prokta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prokta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    proktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śeṣan -
  • śiṣ -> śeṣat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śiṣ class 1 verb]
  • arāṇām -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • cāt -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • o* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vakṣye -
  • vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]
    vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    vakṣ (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 68.12

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 68.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸಪ್ತತಿವರ್ಷೋ ಮಾಲವ್ಯೋಽಯಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯತಿ ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಪ್ರಾಣಾಂಸ್ತೀರ್ಥೇ ।
ಲಕ್ಷಣಮೇತತ್ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ಶೇಷನರಾಣಾಂ ಚಾತೋ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 68.12 in Gujarati sript:
સપ્તતિવર્ષો માલવ્યોઽયં ત્યક્ષ્યતિ સમ્યક્પ્રાણાંસ્તીર્થે ।
લક્ષણમેતત્સમ્યક્પ્રોક્તં શેષનરાણાં ચાતો વક્ષ્યે ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 68.12 in Kannada sript:
ಸಪ್ತತಿವರ್ಷೋ ಮಾಲವ್ಯೋಽಯಂ ತ್ಯಕ್ಷ್ಯತಿ ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಪ್ರಾಣಾಂಸ್ತೀರ್ಥೇ ।
ಲಕ್ಷಣಮೇತತ್ಸಮ್ಯಕ್ಪ್ರೋಕ್ತಂ ಶೇಷನರಾಣಾಂ ಚಾತೋ ವಕ್ಷ್ಯೇ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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