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.

प्रहरणसदृशेषु जयो नन्द्यावर्ते प्रनष्टदेशाप्तिः ।
लोष्ठे तु लब्धपूर्वस्य भवति देशस्य सम्प्राप्तिः ॥ २२ ॥
[लोष्टे]

praharaṇasadṛśeṣu jayo nandyāvarte pranaṣṭadeśāptiḥ |
loṣṭhe tu labdhapūrvasya bhavati deśasya samprāptiḥ || 22 ||
[loṣṭe]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 78.22 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 (78.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Praharana, Sadrisha, Jaya, Nandyavarta, Nandyavarti, Pranashta, Desha, Apti, Tha, Labdha, Purva, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Samprapti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.22). 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: “praharaṇasadṛśeṣu jayo nandyāvarte pranaṣṭadeśāptiḥ
  • praharaṇa -
  • praharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadṛśeṣu -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • jayo* -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nandyāvarte -
  • nandyāvarta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nandyāvarti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    nandyāvarti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • pranaṣṭa -
  • pranaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pranaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • deśā -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āptiḥ -
  • āpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “loṣṭhe tu labdhapūrvasya bhavati deśasya samprāptiḥ || 22 |
  • loṣ -
  • lo (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṭhe -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • labdha -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • pūrvasya -
  • pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • deśasya -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • samprāptiḥ -
  • samprāpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samprāpti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 22

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.22

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 78.22 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಹರಣಸದೃಶೇಷು ಜಯೋ ನನ್ದ್ಯಾವರ್ತೇ ಪ್ರನಷ್ಟದೇಶಾಪ್ತಿಃ ।
ಲೋಷ್ಠೇ ತು ಲಬ್ಧಪೂರ್ವಸ್ಯ ಭವತಿ ದೇಶಸ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
[ಲೋಷ್ಟೇ]

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 78.22 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રહરણસદૃશેષુ જયો નન્દ્યાવર્તે પ્રનષ્ટદેશાપ્તિઃ ।
લોષ્ઠે તુ લબ્ધપૂર્વસ્ય ભવતિ દેશસ્ય સમ્પ્રાપ્તિઃ ॥ ૨૨ ॥
[લોષ્ટે]

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 78.22 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಹರಣಸದೃಶೇಷು ಜಯೋ ನನ್ದ್ಯಾವರ್ತೇ ಪ್ರನಷ್ಟದೇಶಾಪ್ತಿಃ ।
ಲೋಷ್ಠೇ ತು ಲಬ್ಧಪೂರ್ವಸ್ಯ ಭವತಿ ದೇಶಸ್ಯ ಸಮ್ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿಃ ॥ ೨೨ ॥
[ಲೋಷ್ಟೇ]

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