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.

स्थिरप्रदेशोपलमन्दिरेषु सुरालये भूजलसन्निधौ च ।
स्थिराणि कार्याणि चराणि यानि चलप्रदेशादिषु चागमाय ॥ ४ ॥

sthirapradeśopalamandireṣu surālaye bhūjalasannidhau ca |
sthirāṇi kāryāṇi carāṇi yāni calapradeśādiṣu cāgamāya || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 95.4 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 (95.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sthira, Pradesha, Upala, Suralaya, Bhu, Jala, Sannidhi, Karya, Cara, Yani, Yat, Cala, Agama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 95.4). 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: “sthirapradeśopalamandireṣu surālaye bhūjalasannidhau ca
  • sthira -
  • sthira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradeśo -
  • pradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upalam -
  • upala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • andi -
  • ad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • reṣu -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • surālaye -
  • surālaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhū -
  • bhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jala -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sannidhau -
  • sannidhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sthirāṇi kāryāṇi carāṇi yāni calapradeśādiṣu cāgamāya
  • sthirāṇi -
  • sthira (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kāryāṇi -
  • kārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • carāṇi -
  • cara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    car (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • cala -
  • cala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pradeśād -
  • pradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agamāya -
  • agama (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    agama (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 95.4

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 95.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಥಿರಪ್ರದೇಶೋಪಲಮನ್ದಿರೇಷು ಸುರಾಲಯೇ ಭೂಜಲಸನ್ನಿಧೌ ಚ ।
ಸ್ಥಿರಾಣಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಣಿ ಚರಾಣಿ ಯಾನಿ ಚಲಪ್ರದೇಶಾದಿಷು ಚಾಗಮಾಯ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 95.4 in Gujarati sript:
સ્થિરપ્રદેશોપલમન્દિરેષુ સુરાલયે ભૂજલસન્નિધૌ ચ ।
સ્થિરાણિ કાર્યાણિ ચરાણિ યાનિ ચલપ્રદેશાદિષુ ચાગમાય ॥ ૪ ॥

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 95.4 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ಥಿರಪ್ರದೇಶೋಪಲಮನ್ದಿರೇಷು ಸುರಾಲಯೇ ಭೂಜಲಸನ್ನಿಧೌ ಚ ।
ಸ್ಥಿರಾಣಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಣಿ ಚರಾಣಿ ಯಾನಿ ಚಲಪ್ರದೇಶಾದಿಷು ಚಾಗಮಾಯ ॥ ೪ ॥

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