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.

आदौ नेच्छति नोज्झति स्मरकथां व्रीडाविमिश्रालसा मध्ये ह्रीपरिवर्जिताभ्युपरमे लज्जाविनम्रानना ।
भावैर्नैकविधैः करोत्यभिनयं भूयश्च या सादरा बुद्ध्वा पुम्प्रकृतिं च यानुचरति ग्लानेतरैश्चेष्टितैः ॥ १२ ॥

ādau necchati nojjhati smarakathāṃ vrīḍāvimiśrālasā madhye hrīparivarjitābhyuparame lajjāvinamrānanā |
bhāvairnaikavidhaiḥ karotyabhinayaṃ bhūyaśca yā sādarā buddhvā pumprakṛtiṃ ca yānucarati glānetaraiśceṣṭitaiḥ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 77.12 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 (77.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adau, Ada, Adi, Nri, Icchat, Ujjhat, Smarakatha, Vrida, Vimishra, Alasa, Madhye, Madhya, Parivarjita, Abhi, Uparama, Lajjavinamranana, Bhava, Naikavidha, Karoti, Abhinaya, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Sadara, Buddhva, Pumprakriti, Anu, Glana, Glani, Itara, Ceshtita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 77.12). 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: “ādau necchati nojjhati smarakathāṃ vrīḍāvimiśrālasā madhye hrīparivarjitābhyuparame lajjāvinamrānanā
  • ādau -
  • ādau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ne -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • icchati -
  • iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • no -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ujjhati -
  • ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjh -> ujjhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ujjh class 6 verb]
    ujjhat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ujjhat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ujjhat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    ujjh (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • smarakathām -
  • smarakathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vrīḍā -
  • vrīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vimiśrā -
  • vimiśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimiśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimiśrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alasā* -
  • alasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    alasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhye -
  • madhye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hrī -
  • hrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • parivarjitā -
  • parivarjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parivarjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parivarjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyu -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • uparame -
  • uparama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • lajjāvinamrānanā -
  • lajjāvinamrānanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhāvairnaikavidhaiḥ karotyabhinayaṃ bhūyaśca sādarā buddhvā pumprakṛtiṃ ca yānucarati glānetaraiśceṣṭitaiḥ
  • bhāvair -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • naikavidhaiḥ -
  • naikavidha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    naikavidha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • karotya -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • abhinayam -
  • abhinaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhūyaś -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sādarā* -
  • sādara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sādarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • buddhvā -
  • budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    buddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pumprakṛtim -
  • pumprakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • carati -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • glāne -
  • glāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    glāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    glānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    glāni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    glai -> glāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √glai class 1 verb], [locative single from √glai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √glai class 2 verb], [locative single from √glai class 2 verb]
    glai -> glāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √glai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [locative single from √glai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √glai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √glai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √glai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √glai class 2 verb], [locative single from √glai class 2 verb]
    glai -> glānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √glai class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [vocative single from √glai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √glai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √glai class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √glai class 2 verb], [vocative single from √glai class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √glai class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √glai class 2 verb]
  • itaraiś -
  • itara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    itara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ceṣṭitaiḥ -
  • ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ceṣṭ]
    ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ceṣṭ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 77.12

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 77.12 in Kannada sript:
ಆದೌ ನೇಚ್ಛತಿ ನೋಜ್ಝತಿ ಸ್ಮರಕಥಾಂ ವ್ರೀಡಾವಿಮಿಶ್ರಾಲಸಾ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಹ್ರೀಪರಿವರ್ಜಿತಾಭ್ಯುಪರಮೇ ಲಜ್ಜಾವಿನಮ್ರಾನನಾ ।
ಭಾವೈರ್ನೈಕವಿಧೈಃ ಕರೋತ್ಯಭಿನಯಂ ಭೂಯಶ್ಚ ಯಾ ಸಾದರಾ ಬುದ್ಧ್ವಾ ಪುಮ್ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಂ ಚ ಯಾನುಚರತಿ ಗ್ಲಾನೇತರೈಶ್ಚೇಷ್ಟಿತೈಃ ॥ 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 77.12 in Gujarati sript:
આદૌ નેચ્છતિ નોજ્ઝતિ સ્મરકથાં વ્રીડાવિમિશ્રાલસા મધ્યે હ્રીપરિવર્જિતાભ્યુપરમે લજ્જાવિનમ્રાનના ।
ભાવૈર્નૈકવિધૈઃ કરોત્યભિનયં ભૂયશ્ચ યા સાદરા બુદ્ધ્વા પુમ્પ્રકૃતિં ચ યાનુચરતિ ગ્લાનેતરૈશ્ચેષ્ટિતૈઃ ॥ 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 77.12 in Kannada sript:
ಆದೌ ನೇಚ್ಛತಿ ನೋಜ್ಝತಿ ಸ್ಮರಕಥಾಂ ವ್ರೀಡಾವಿಮಿಶ್ರಾಲಸಾ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಹ್ರೀಪರಿವರ್ಜಿತಾಭ್ಯುಪರಮೇ ಲಜ್ಜಾವಿನಮ್ರಾನನಾ ।
ಭಾವೈರ್ನೈಕವಿಧೈಃ ಕರೋತ್ಯಭಿನಯಂ ಭೂಯಶ್ಚ ಯಾ ಸಾದರಾ ಬುದ್ಧ್ವಾ ಪುಮ್ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಂ ಚ ಯಾನುಚರತಿ ಗ್ಲಾನೇತರೈಶ್ಚೇಷ್ಟಿತೈಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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