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.

लग्नाम्बुसंस्थास्तनभःस्थितेषु क्षेत्रेषु ये लग्नगता गृहांशाः ।
तेभ्योऽक्षराण्यात्मगृहाश्रयाणि विन्द्याद्ग्रहाणां स्वगणक्रमेण ॥ र्(२) ॥

lagnāmbusaṃsthāstanabhaḥsthiteṣu kṣetreṣu ye lagnagatā gṛhāṃśāḥ |
tebhyo'kṣarāṇyātmagṛhāśrayāṇi vindyādgrahāṇāṃ svagaṇakrameṇa || R(2) ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 95.R(2) 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.R(2)). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lagna, Busa, Stha, Tana, Bha, Sthita, Kshetra, Yah, Yat, Gata, Grih, Griha, Sha, Shas, Tad, Akshara, Grihashraya, Ani, Graha, Sva, Svan, Gana, Kramena, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 95.R(2)). 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: “lagnāmbusaṃsthāstanabhaḥsthiteṣu kṣetreṣu ye lagnagatā gṛhāṃśāḥ
  • lagnām -
  • lagnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    lag -> lagnā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √lag class 1 verb]
  • busaṃ -
  • busa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    busā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthās -
  • stha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tana -
  • tana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhaḥ -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sthiteṣu -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • kṣetreṣu -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lagna -
  • lagna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lagna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lag -> lagna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √lag class 1 verb]
    lag -> lagna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √lag class 1 verb]
  • gatā* -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gṛhāṃ -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śāḥ -
  • śās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tebhyo'kṣarāṇyātmagṛhāśrayāṇi vindyādgrahāṇāṃ svagaṇakrameṇa || R(2) |
  • tebhyo' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • akṣarāṇyā -
  • akṣara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ātma -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • gṛhāśrayā -
  • gṛhāśrayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vindyād -
  • vid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • grahāṇām -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • gaṇa -
  • gaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse R2

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 95.R(2)

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.r(2) in Kannada sript:
ಲಗ್ನಾಮ್ಬುಸಂಸ್ಥಾಸ್ತನಭಃಸ್ಥಿತೇಷು ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇಷು ಯೇ ಲಗ್ನಗತಾ ಗೃಹಾಂಶಾಃ ।
ತೇಭ್ಯೋಽಕ್ಷರಾಣ್ಯಾತ್ಮಗೃಹಾಶ್ರಯಾಣಿ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾದ್ಗ್ರಹಾಣಾಂ ಸ್ವಗಣಕ್ರಮೇಣ ॥ ರ್(೨) ॥

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.r(2) in Gujarati sript:
લગ્નામ્બુસંસ્થાસ્તનભઃસ્થિતેષુ ક્ષેત્રેષુ યે લગ્નગતા ગૃહાંશાઃ ।
તેભ્યોઽક્ષરાણ્યાત્મગૃહાશ્રયાણિ વિન્દ્યાદ્ગ્રહાણાં સ્વગણક્રમેણ ॥ ર્(૨) ॥

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.r(2) in Kannada sript:
ಲಗ್ನಾಮ್ಬುಸಂಸ್ಥಾಸ್ತನಭಃಸ್ಥಿತೇಷು ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರೇಷು ಯೇ ಲಗ್ನಗತಾ ಗೃಹಾಂಶಾಃ ।
ತೇಭ್ಯೋಽಕ್ಷರಾಣ್ಯಾತ್ಮಗೃಹಾಶ್ರಯಾಣಿ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾದ್ಗ್ರಹಾಣಾಂ ಸ್ವಗಣಕ್ರಮೇಣ ॥ ರ್(೨) ॥

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