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.

घटवत्सुषिरं मध्ये सङ्कटमास्ये च निष्कुटं छिद्रम् ।
निष्पावमाषमात्रं नीलं छिद्रं च कोलाक्षम् ॥ ३३ ॥

ghaṭavatsuṣiraṃ madhye saṅkaṭamāsye ca niṣkuṭaṃ chidram |
niṣpāvamāṣamātraṃ nīlaṃ chidraṃ ca kolākṣam || 33 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 78.33 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 (78.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Madhye, Madhya, Sankata, Asya, Nishkuta, Chidra, Nishpava, Atra, Nila, Kolaksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.33). 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: “ghaṭavatsuṣiraṃ madhye saṅkaṭamāsye ca niṣkuṭaṃ chidram
  • Cannot analyse ghaṭavatsuṣiram*ma
  • 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]
  • saṅkaṭam -
  • saṅkaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅkaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saṅkaṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsye -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āsyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ās], [vocative dual from √ās], [accusative dual from √ās], [locative single from √ās]
    ās -> āsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ās], [vocative single from √ās], [vocative dual from √ās], [accusative dual from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √as], [vocative dual from √as], [accusative dual from √as], [locative single from √as]
    as -> āsyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √as], [vocative single from √as], [vocative dual from √as], [accusative dual from √as]
    ās (verb class 2)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    ās (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
    as (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single], [imperfect passive first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣkuṭam -
  • niṣkuṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣkuṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • chidram -
  • chidra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chidra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chidrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “niṣpāvamāṣamātraṃ nīlaṃ chidraṃ ca kolākṣam
  • niṣpāvam -
  • niṣpāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣpāva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣpāvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṣam -
  • aṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • ātram -
  • ātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nīlam -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīlā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • chidram -
  • chidra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chidra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chidrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kolākṣam -
  • kolākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.33

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 78.33 in Kannada sript:
ಘಟವತ್ಸುಷಿರಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಸಙ್ಕಟಮಾಸ್ಯೇ ಚ ನಿಷ್ಕುಟಂ ಛಿದ್ರಮ್ ।
ನಿಷ್ಪಾವಮಾಷಮಾತ್ರಂ ನೀಲಂ ಛಿದ್ರಂ ಚ ಕೋಲಾಕ್ಷಮ್ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 78.33 in Gujarati sript:
ઘટવત્સુષિરં મધ્યે સઙ્કટમાસ્યે ચ નિષ્કુટં છિદ્રમ્ ।
નિષ્પાવમાષમાત્રં નીલં છિદ્રં ચ કોલાક્ષમ્ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 78.33 in Kannada sript:
ಘಟವತ್ಸುಷಿರಂ ಮಧ್ಯೇ ಸಙ್ಕಟಮಾಸ್ಯೇ ಚ ನಿಷ್ಕುಟಂ ಛಿದ್ರಮ್ ।
ನಿಷ್ಪಾವಮಾಷಮಾತ್ರಂ ನೀಲಂ ಛಿದ್ರಂ ಚ ಕೋಲಾಕ್ಷಮ್ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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