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.

विद्धि भद्रे मया यत्त्वमिममर्थं प्रचोदिता ।
कल्याणि सर्ववचसां वेदित्री त्वं प्रकीर्त्यसे ॥ ४२ ॥

viddhi bhadre mayā yattvamimamarthaṃ pracoditā |
kalyāṇi sarvavacasāṃ veditrī tvaṃ prakīrtyase || 42 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 87.42 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (87.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadra, Maya, Yat, Yad, Tva, Yushmad, Idam, Artha, Pracodita, Kalyani, Kalyanin, Sarva, Vacas, Vacasa, Veditri, Prakirti, Asi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 87.42). 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: “viddhi bhadre mayā yattvamimamarthaṃ pracoditā
  • viddhi -
  • viddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhadre -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhadra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhadrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pracoditā -
  • pracoditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kalyāṇi sarvavacasāṃ veditrī tvaṃ prakīrtyase
  • kalyāṇi -
  • kalyāṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kalyāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kalyāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vacasām -
  • vacas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vacas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vacasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • veditrī -
  • veditrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • prakīrtya -
  • prakīrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ase -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 87.42

Cover of edition (2016)

Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;

Buy now!
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

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2002)

Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)

Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
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.

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2020)

Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)

Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 87.42 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಭದ್ರೇ ಮಯಾ ಯತ್ತ್ವಮಿಮಮರ್ಥಂ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿತಾ ।
ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ ಸರ್ವವಚಸಾಂ ವೇದಿತ್ರೀ ತ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತ್ಯಸೇ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)

Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 87.42 in Gujarati sript:
વિદ્ધિ ભદ્રે મયા યત્ત્વમિમમર્થં પ્રચોદિતા ।
કલ્યાણિ સર્વવચસાં વેદિત્રી ત્વં પ્રકીર્ત્યસે ॥ ૪૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2021)

Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)

Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.

Buy now!

Preview of verse 87.42 in Kannada sript:
ವಿದ್ಧಿ ಭದ್ರೇ ಮಯಾ ಯತ್ತ್ವಮಿಮಮರ್ಥಂ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿತಾ ।
ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ ಸರ್ವವಚಸಾಂ ವೇದಿತ್ರೀ ತ್ವಂ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತ್ಯಸೇ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: