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.

सौस्थित्यमवेक्ष्य यो ग्रहेभ्यः काले प्रक्रमणं करोति राजा ।
अणुना अपि स पौरुषेण वृत्तस्यौपच्छन्दसिकस्य याति पारम् ॥ ६० ॥

sausthityamavekṣya yo grahebhyaḥ kāle prakramaṇaṃ karoti rājā |
aṇunā api sa pauruṣeṇa vṛttasyaupacchandasikasya yāti pāram || 60 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 103.60 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 (103.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sausthitya, Avekshya, Yah, Graha, Kale, Kala, Prakramana, Karoti, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Anu, Api, Paurusha, Vritta, Aupacchandasika, Yat, Yati, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 103.60). 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: “sausthityamavekṣya yo grahebhyaḥ kāle prakramaṇaṃ karoti rājā
  • sausthityam -
  • sausthitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • avekṣya -
  • avekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • grahebhyaḥ -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prakramaṇam -
  • prakramaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “aṇunā api sa pauruṣeṇa vṛttasyaupacchandasikasya yāti pāram
  • aṇunā -
  • aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aṇu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pauruṣeṇa -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pauruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vṛttasyau -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • aupacchandasikasya -
  • aupacchandasika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    aupacchandasika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yāti -
  • yāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • pāram -
  • pāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 103.60

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 103.60 in Kannada sript:
ಸೌಸ್ಥಿತ್ಯಮವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಯೋ ಗ್ರಹೇಭ್ಯಃ ಕಾಲೇ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಮಣಂ ಕರೋತಿ ರಾಜಾ ।
ಅಣುನಾ ಅಪಿ ಸ ಪೌರುಷೇಣ ವೃತ್ತಸ್ಯೌಪಚ್ಛನ್ದಸಿಕಸ್ಯ ಯಾತಿ ಪಾರಮ್ ॥ 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 103.60 in Gujarati sript:
સૌસ્થિત્યમવેક્ષ્ય યો ગ્રહેભ્યઃ કાલે પ્રક્રમણં કરોતિ રાજા ।
અણુના અપિ સ પૌરુષેણ વૃત્તસ્યૌપચ્છન્દસિકસ્ય યાતિ પારમ્ ॥ 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 103.60 in Kannada sript:
ಸೌಸ್ಥಿತ್ಯಮವೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ಯೋ ಗ್ರಹೇಭ್ಯಃ ಕಾಲೇ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಮಣಂ ಕರೋತಿ ರಾಜಾ ।
ಅಣುನಾ ಅಪಿ ಸ ಪೌರುಷೇಣ ವೃತ್ತಸ್ಯೌಪಚ್ಛನ್ದಸಿಕಸ್ಯ ಯಾತಿ ಪಾರಮ್ ॥ ೬೦ ॥

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