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.

कलहः स्वरदीप्तेषु स्थानदीप्तेषु विग्रहः ।
उच्चमादौ स्वरं कृत्वा नीचं पश्चाच्च दोषकृत् ॥ ६३ ॥
[मोषकृत्]

kalahaḥ svaradīpteṣu sthānadīpteṣu vigrahaḥ |
uccamādau svaraṃ kṛtvā nīcaṃ paścācca doṣakṛt || 63 ||
[moṣakṛt]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.63 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 (85.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalaha, Svaradipta, Sthanadipta, Vigraha, Ucca, Adau, Ada, Adi, Svara, Kritva, Kritvan, Nica, Pashcat, Pashca, Doshakrit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.63). 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: “kalahaḥ svaradīpteṣu sthānadīpteṣu vigrahaḥ
  • kalahaḥ -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svaradīpteṣu -
  • svaradīpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    svaradīpta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • sthānadīpteṣu -
  • sthānadīpta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sthānadīpta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • vigrahaḥ -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “uccamādau svaraṃ kṛtvā nīcaṃ paścācca doṣakṛt || 63 |
  • uccam -
  • ucca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uccā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ādau -
  • ādau (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ādi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • svaram -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nīcam -
  • nīca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nīca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nīcā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • paścāc -
  • paścāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paśca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paśca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣakṛt -
  • doṣakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    doṣakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 63

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.63

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 85.63 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲಹಃ ಸ್ವರದೀಪ್ತೇಷು ಸ್ಥಾನದೀಪ್ತೇಷು ವಿಗ್ರಹಃ ।
ಉಚ್ಚಮಾದೌ ಸ್ವರಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ನೀಚಂ ಪಶ್ಚಾಚ್ಚ ದೋಷಕೃತ್ ॥ ೬೩ ॥
[ಮೋಷಕೃತ್]

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 85.63 in Gujarati sript:
કલહઃ સ્વરદીપ્તેષુ સ્થાનદીપ્તેષુ વિગ્રહઃ ।
ઉચ્ચમાદૌ સ્વરં કૃત્વા નીચં પશ્ચાચ્ચ દોષકૃત્ ॥ ૬૩ ॥
[મોષકૃત્]

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 85.63 in Kannada sript:
ಕಲಹಃ ಸ್ವರದೀಪ್ತೇಷು ಸ್ಥಾನದೀಪ್ತೇಷು ವಿಗ್ರಹಃ ।
ಉಚ್ಚಮಾದೌ ಸ್ವರಂ ಕೃತ್ವಾ ನೀಚಂ ಪಶ್ಚಾಚ್ಚ ದೋಷಕೃತ್ ॥ ೬೩ ॥
[ಮೋಷಕೃತ್]

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