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.

क्षामा जुगुप्समानाः स्वनृपतिपरचक्रपीडिता मनुजाः ।
स्वनृपतिचरितं कर्म न पुरा कृतं प्रब्रुवन्त्यन्ये ॥ १५ ॥
[च । पराकृतं । पुराकृतं]

kṣāmā jugupsamānāḥ svanṛpatiparacakrapīḍitā manujāḥ |
svanṛpaticaritaṃ karma na purā kṛtaṃ prabruvantyanye || 15 ||
[ca | parākṛtaṃ | purākṛtaṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.15 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 (3.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kshama, Jugupsamana, Svanripati, Paracakra, Pidita, Manuja, Carita, Karman, Pura, Pur, Krit, Krita, Prabruvat, Anya, Parakrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.15). 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: “kṣāmā jugupsamānāḥ svanṛpatiparacakrapīḍitā manujāḥ
  • kṣāmā* -
  • kṣāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jugupsamānāḥ -
  • gup -> jugupsamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √gup], [vocative plural from √gup]
    gup -> jugupsamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √gup], [vocative plural from √gup], [accusative plural from √gup]
  • svanṛpati -
  • svanṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svanṛpati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svanṛpati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paracakra -
  • paracakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīḍitā* -
  • pīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pīḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
    pīḍ -> pīḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • manujāḥ -
  • manuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “svanṛpaticaritaṃ karma na purā kṛtaṃ prabruvantyanye || 15 |
  • svanṛpati -
  • svanṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svanṛpati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svanṛpati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caritam -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (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]
    kṛ -> kṛta (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]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • prabruvantya -
  • prabruvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse 15
  • Line 3: “[ca | parākṛtaṃ
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parākṛtam -
  • parākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.15

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 3.15 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಾಮಾ ಜುಗುಪ್ಸಮಾನಾಃ ಸ್ವನೃಪತಿಪರಚಕ್ರಪೀಡಿತಾ ಮನುಜಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವನೃಪತಿಚರಿತಂ ಕರ್ಮ ನ ಪುರಾ ಕೃತಂ ಪ್ರಬ್ರುವನ್ತ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
[ಚ । ಪರಾಕೃತಂ । ಪುರಾಕೃತಂ]

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 3.15 in Gujarati sript:
ક્ષામા જુગુપ્સમાનાઃ સ્વનૃપતિપરચક્રપીડિતા મનુજાઃ ।
સ્વનૃપતિચરિતં કર્મ ન પુરા કૃતં પ્રબ્રુવન્ત્યન્યે ॥ ૧૫ ॥
[ચ । પરાકૃતં । પુરાકૃતં]

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 3.15 in Kannada sript:
ಕ್ಷಾಮಾ ಜುಗುಪ್ಸಮಾನಾಃ ಸ್ವನೃಪತಿಪರಚಕ್ರಪೀಡಿತಾ ಮನುಜಾಃ ।
ಸ್ವನೃಪತಿಚರಿತಂ ಕರ್ಮ ನ ಪುರಾ ಕೃತಂ ಪ್ರಬ್ರುವನ್ತ್ಯನ್ಯೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
[ಚ । ಪರಾಕೃತಂ । ಪುರಾಕೃತಂ]

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