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.

पित्र्यान्मासः षट् सट्त्रयोऽर्धमष्टौ च त्रिषडेकैकाः ।
मासचतुष्केऽषाढे सद्यः पाकाभिजित्तारा ॥ १५ ॥

pitryānmāsaḥ ṣaṭ saṭtrayo'rdhamaṣṭau ca triṣaḍekaikāḥ |
māsacatuṣke'ṣāḍhe sadyaḥ pākābhijittārā || 15 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 96.15 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 (96.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pitrya, Mas, Masa, Shat, Shash, Sah, Traya, Tri, Ardha, Ashta, Ashti, Trishash, Ekaika, Catushka, Ashadha, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Paka, Abhijit, Tara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 96.15). 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: “pitryānmāsaḥ ṣaṭ saṭtrayo'rdhamaṣṭau ca triṣaḍekaikāḥ
  • pitryān -
  • pitrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    pitrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • māsaḥ -
  • mās (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    māsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṭ -
  • sah (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • trayo' -
  • traya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • triṣaḍ -
  • triṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    triṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ekaikāḥ -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ekaikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “māsacatuṣke'ṣāḍhe sadyaḥ pākābhijittārā
  • māsa -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • catuṣke' -
  • catuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    catuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    catuṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṣāḍhe -
  • aṣāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṣāḍha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aṣāḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sadyaḥ -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pākā -
  • pāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhijit -
  • abhijit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    abhijit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tārā -
  • tārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 96.15

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 96.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತ್ರ್ಯಾನ್ಮಾಸಃ ಷಟ್ ಸಟ್ತ್ರಯೋಽರ್ಧಮಷ್ಟೌ ಚ ತ್ರಿಷಡೇಕೈಕಾಃ ।
ಮಾಸಚತುಷ್ಕೇಽಷಾಢೇ ಸದ್ಯಃ ಪಾಕಾಭಿಜಿತ್ತಾರಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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 96.15 in Gujarati sript:
પિત્ર્યાન્માસઃ ષટ્ સટ્ત્રયોઽર્ધમષ્ટૌ ચ ત્રિષડેકૈકાઃ ।
માસચતુષ્કેઽષાઢે સદ્યઃ પાકાભિજિત્તારા ॥ ૧૫ ॥

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 96.15 in Kannada sript:
ಪಿತ್ರ್ಯಾನ್ಮಾಸಃ ಷಟ್ ಸಟ್ತ್ರಯೋಽರ್ಧಮಷ್ಟೌ ಚ ತ್ರಿಷಡೇಕೈಕಾಃ ।
ಮಾಸಚತುಷ್ಕೇಽಷಾಢೇ ಸದ್ಯಃ ಪಾಕಾಭಿಜಿತ್ತಾರಾ ॥ ೧೫ ॥

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