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.

षोडशके कच्छपुटे यथा तथा मिश्रिते चतुर्द्रव्ये ।
येऽत्राष्टादश भागास्तेऽस्मिन् गन्धादयो योगाः ॥ २५ ॥
[मिश्रितैश्चतुर्द्रव्यैः]

ṣoḍaśake kacchapuṭe yathā tathā miśrite caturdravye |
ye'trāṣṭādaśa bhāgāste'smin gandhādayo yogāḥ || 25 ||
[miśritaiścaturdravyaiḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 76.25 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 (76.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shodashaka, Kacchaputa, Yatha, Tatha, Mishrita, Catu, Catus, Dravya, Dravi, Yah, Yat, Atra, Tat, Bhaga, Tad, Yushmad, Idam, Gandha, Aya, Ayas, Yoga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 76.25). 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: “ṣoḍaśake kacchapuṭe yathā tathā miśrite caturdravye
  • ṣoḍaśake -
  • ṣoḍaśaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṣoḍaśaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṣoḍaśakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kacchapuṭe -
  • kacchapuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • miśrite -
  • miśrita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    miśrita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    miśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    miśr -> miśrita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √miśr class 10 verb]
    miśr -> miśrita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √miśr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √miśr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √miśr class 10 verb], [locative single from √miśr class 10 verb]
    miśr -> miśritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √miśr class 10 verb], [vocative single from √miśr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √miśr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √miśr class 10 verb]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dravye -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dravyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “ye'trāṣṭādaśa bhāgāste'smin gandhādayo yogāḥ || 25 |
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atrāṣ -
  • atrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ṭād -
  • ṭāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aśa -
  • aśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhāgās -
  • bhāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gandhād -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayo* -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yogāḥ -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 25

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 76.25

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 76.25 in Kannada sript:
ಷೋಡಶಕೇ ಕಚ್ಛಪುಟೇ ಯಥಾ ತಥಾ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತೇ ಚತುರ್ದ್ರವ್ಯೇ ।
ಯೇಽತ್ರಾಷ್ಟಾದಶ ಭಾಗಾಸ್ತೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ ಗನ್ಧಾದಯೋ ಯೋಗಾಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
[ಮಿಶ್ರಿತೈಶ್ಚತುರ್ದ್ರವ್ಯೈಃ]

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 76.25 in Gujarati sript:
ષોડશકે કચ્છપુટે યથા તથા મિશ્રિતે ચતુર્દ્રવ્યે ।
યેઽત્રાષ્ટાદશ ભાગાસ્તેઽસ્મિન્ ગન્ધાદયો યોગાઃ ॥ ૨૫ ॥
[મિશ્રિતૈશ્ચતુર્દ્રવ્યૈઃ]

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 76.25 in Kannada sript:
ಷೋಡಶಕೇ ಕಚ್ಛಪುಟೇ ಯಥಾ ತಥಾ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತೇ ಚತುರ್ದ್ರವ್ಯೇ ।
ಯೇಽತ್ರಾಷ್ಟಾದಶ ಭಾಗಾಸ್ತೇಽಸ್ಮಿನ್ ಗನ್ಧಾದಯೋ ಯೋಗಾಃ ॥ ೨೫ ॥
[ಮಿಶ್ರಿತೈಶ್ಚತುರ್ದ್ರವ್ಯೈಃ]

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