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.

पूर्वोत्तरेण वामो हनुभेदो नृपकुमारभयदायी ।
मुखरोगं शस्त्रभयं तस्मिन्विन्द्यात्सुभिक्षं च ॥ ८३ ॥

pūrvottareṇa vāmo hanubhedo nṛpakumārabhayadāyī |
mukharogaṃ śastrabhayaṃ tasminvindyātsubhikṣaṃ ca || 83 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.83 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 (5.83). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Purvottara, Vama, Hanubheda, Nripa, Kumara, Bhayadayin, Mukharoga, Shastrabhaya, Tad, Subhiksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.83). 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: “pūrvottareṇa vāmo hanubhedo nṛpakumārabhayadāyī
  • pūrvottareṇa -
  • pūrvottara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pūrvottara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vāmo* -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active first plural]
  • hanubhedo* -
  • hanubheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumāra -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayadāyī -
  • bhayadāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mukharogaṃ śastrabhayaṃ tasminvindyātsubhikṣaṃ ca
  • mukharogam -
  • mukharoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • śastrabhayam -
  • śastrabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vindyāt -
  • vid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • subhikṣam -
  • subhikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    subhikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    subhikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.83

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 5.83 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವೋತ್ತರೇಣ ವಾಮೋ ಹನುಭೇದೋ ನೃಪಕುಮಾರಭಯದಾಯೀ ।
ಮುಖರೋಗಂ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಭಯಂ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾತ್ಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಂ ಚ ॥ ೮೩ ॥

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 5.83 in Gujarati sript:
પૂર્વોત્તરેણ વામો હનુભેદો નૃપકુમારભયદાયી ।
મુખરોગં શસ્ત્રભયં તસ્મિન્વિન્દ્યાત્સુભિક્ષં ચ ॥ ૮૩ ॥

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 5.83 in Kannada sript:
ಪೂರ್ವೋತ್ತರೇಣ ವಾಮೋ ಹನುಭೇದೋ ನೃಪಕುಮಾರಭಯದಾಯೀ ।
ಮುಖರೋಗಂ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಭಯಂ ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾತ್ಸುಭಿಕ್ಷಂ ಚ ॥ ೮೩ ॥

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