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.

विदिक्स्थः शकुनो दीप्तो वामस्थेनानुवाशितः ।
स्त्रियाः संग्रहणं प्राह तद्दिगाख्यातयोनितः ॥ ७० ॥

vidiksthaḥ śakuno dīpto vāmasthenānuvāśitaḥ |
striyāḥ saṃgrahaṇaṃ prāha taddigākhyātayonitaḥ || 70 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.70 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 (85.70). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidish, Stha, Shakuna, Dipta, Vamastha, Anuva, Ashitri, Ashita, Stri, Sangrahana, Praha, Tad, Tat, Dish, Akhyata, Unita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.70). 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: “vidiksthaḥ śakuno dīpto vāmasthenānuvāśitaḥ
  • vidik -
  • vidiś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidiś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidiś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthaḥ -
  • stha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second dual]
  • śakuno* -
  • śakuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dīpto* -
  • dīpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāmasthenā -
  • vāmastha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāmastha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • anuvā -
  • anuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • aśitaḥ -
  • aśitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    aśita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “striyāḥ saṃgrahaṇaṃ prāha taddigākhyātayonitaḥ
  • striyāḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • saṅgrahaṇam -
  • saṅgrahaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    saṅgrahaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dig -
  • diś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ākhyātayo -
  • ākhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ūnitaḥ -
  • ūnita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.70

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 85.70 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದಿಕ್ಸ್ಥಃ ಶಕುನೋ ದೀಪ್ತೋ ವಾಮಸ್ಥೇನಾನುವಾಶಿತಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾಃ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಣಂ ಪ್ರಾಹ ತದ್ದಿಗಾಖ್ಯಾತಯೋನಿತಃ ॥ ೭೦ ॥

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 85.70 in Gujarati sript:
વિદિક્સ્થઃ શકુનો દીપ્તો વામસ્થેનાનુવાશિતઃ ।
સ્ત્રિયાઃ સંગ્રહણં પ્રાહ તદ્દિગાખ્યાતયોનિતઃ ॥ ૭૦ ॥

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 85.70 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದಿಕ್ಸ್ಥಃ ಶಕುನೋ ದೀಪ್ತೋ ವಾಮಸ್ಥೇನಾನುವಾಶಿತಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಾಃ ಸಂಗ್ರಹಣಂ ಪ್ರಾಹ ತದ್ದಿಗಾಖ್ಯಾತಯೋನಿತಃ ॥ ೭೦ ॥

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