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.

दण्डे नरेन्द्रमृत्युर्व्याधिभयं स्यात्कबन्धसंस्थाने ।
ध्वाङ्क्षे च तस्करभयं दुर्भिक्षं कीलकेऽर्कस्थे ॥ १७ ॥
[कवन्धसंस्थाने]

daṇḍe narendramṛtyurvyādhibhayaṃ syātkabandhasaṃsthāne |
dhvāṅkṣe ca taskarabhayaṃ durbhikṣaṃ kīlake'rkasthe || 17 ||
[kavandhasaṃsthāne]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 3.17 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 (3.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Danda, Dandi, Narendramrityu, Vyadhibhaya, Syat, Sya, Kabandha, Samsthana, Dhvanksha, Taskarabhaya, Durbhiksha, Kilaka, Arka, Tha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 3.17). 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: “daṇḍe narendramṛtyurvyādhibhayaṃ syātkabandhasaṃsthāne
  • daṇḍe -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    daṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • narendramṛtyur -
  • narendramṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    narendramṛtyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyādhibhayam -
  • vyādhibhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • kabandha -
  • kabandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kabandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthāne -
  • saṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saṃsthānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “dhvāṅkṣe ca taskarabhayaṃ durbhikṣaṃ kīlake'rkasthe || 17 |
  • dhvāṅkṣe -
  • dhvāṅkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhvāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhvāṅkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taskarabhayam -
  • taskarabhaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    taskarabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • durbhikṣam -
  • durbhikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kīlake' -
  • kīlaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kīlaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • arkas -
  • arka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • the -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse 17

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 3.17

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 3.17 in Kannada sript:
ದಣ್ಡೇ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಮೃತ್ಯುರ್ವ್ಯಾಧಿಭಯಂ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಕಬನ್ಧಸಂಸ್ಥಾನೇ ।
ಧ್ವಾಙ್ಕ್ಷೇ ಚ ತಸ್ಕರಭಯಂ ದುರ್ಭಿಕ್ಷಂ ಕೀಲಕೇಽರ್ಕಸ್ಥೇ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
[ಕವನ್ಧಸಂಸ್ಥಾನೇ]

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 3.17 in Gujarati sript:
દણ્ડે નરેન્દ્રમૃત્યુર્વ્યાધિભયં સ્યાત્કબન્ધસંસ્થાને ।
ધ્વાઙ્ક્ષે ચ તસ્કરભયં દુર્ભિક્ષં કીલકેઽર્કસ્થે ॥ ૧૭ ॥
[કવન્ધસંસ્થાને]

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 3.17 in Kannada sript:
ದಣ್ಡೇ ನರೇನ್ದ್ರಮೃತ್ಯುರ್ವ್ಯಾಧಿಭಯಂ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ಕಬನ್ಧಸಂಸ್ಥಾನೇ ।
ಧ್ವಾಙ್ಕ್ಷೇ ಚ ತಸ್ಕರಭಯಂ ದುರ್ಭಿಕ್ಷಂ ಕೀಲಕೇಽರ್ಕಸ್ಥೇ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
[ಕವನ್ಧಸಂಸ್ಥಾನೇ]

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