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.

कार्यं तु मूलशकुनेऽन्तरजे तदह्नि विन्द्यात्फलं नियतमेवमिमे विचिन्त्याः ।
प्रारम्भयानसमयेषु तथा प्रवेशे ग्राह्यं क्षुतं न शुभदं क्व चिदप्युशन्ति ॥ ६० ॥

kāryaṃ tu mūlaśakune'ntaraje tadahni vindyātphalaṃ niyatamevamime vicintyāḥ |
prārambhayānasamayeṣu tathā praveśe grāhyaṃ kṣutaṃ na śubhadaṃ kva cidapyuśanti || 60 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 94.60 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 (94.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karya, Mulashakuna, Antara, Tada, Han, Phala, Niyata, Evam, Eva, Iyam, Idam, Vicintya, Prarambha, Yana, Samaya, Tatha, Pravesha, Grahya, Kshut, Kshuta, Shubhada, Kva, Cit, Api, Ushat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 94.60). 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: “kāryaṃ tu mūlaśakune'ntaraje tadahni vindyātphalaṃ niyatamevamime vicintyāḥ
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mūlaśakune' -
  • mūlaśakuna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • antara -
  • antara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • je -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hni -
  • han (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vindyāt -
  • vid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niyatam -
  • niyata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niyata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niyatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vicintyāḥ -
  • vicintya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vicintyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prārambhayānasamayeṣu tathā praveśe grāhyaṃ kṣutaṃ na śubhadaṃ kva cidapyuśanti
  • prārambha -
  • prārambha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prārambha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāna -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samayeṣu -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • praveśe -
  • praveśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    praveśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • grāhyam -
  • grāhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    grāhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    grāhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah]
    grah -> grāhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb], [nominative single from √grah], [accusative single from √grah]
  • kṣutam -
  • kṣuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṣut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṣu -> kṣuta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṣu class 2 verb]
    kṣu -> kṣuta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṣu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṣu class 2 verb]
    kṣu (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śubhadam -
  • śubhada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubhada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kva -
  • kva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • apyu -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • uśanti -
  • uśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vaś -> uśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vaś class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vaś class 2 verb]
    vaś (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 94.60

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 94.60 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ತು ಮೂಲಶಕುನೇಽನ್ತರಜೇ ತದಹ್ನಿ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾತ್ಫಲಂ ನಿಯತಮೇವಮಿಮೇ ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾರಮ್ಭಯಾನಸಮಯೇಷು ತಥಾ ಪ್ರವೇಶೇ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಂ ಕ್ಷುತಂ ನ ಶುಭದಂ ಕ್ವ ಚಿದಪ್ಯುಶನ್ತಿ ॥ ೬೦ ॥

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 94.60 in Gujarati sript:
કાર્યં તુ મૂલશકુનેઽન્તરજે તદહ્નિ વિન્દ્યાત્ફલં નિયતમેવમિમે વિચિન્ત્યાઃ ।
પ્રારમ્ભયાનસમયેષુ તથા પ્રવેશે ગ્રાહ્યં ક્ષુતં ન શુભદં ક્વ ચિદપ્યુશન્તિ ॥ ૬૦ ॥

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 94.60 in Kannada sript:
ಕಾರ್ಯಂ ತು ಮೂಲಶಕುನೇಽನ್ತರಜೇ ತದಹ್ನಿ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾತ್ಫಲಂ ನಿಯತಮೇವಮಿಮೇ ವಿಚಿನ್ತ್ಯಾಃ ।
ಪ್ರಾರಮ್ಭಯಾನಸಮಯೇಷು ತಥಾ ಪ್ರವೇಶೇ ಗ್ರಾಹ್ಯಂ ಕ್ಷುತಂ ನ ಶುಭದಂ ಕ್ವ ಚಿದಪ್ಯುಶನ್ತಿ ॥ ೬೦ ॥

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