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.

भाग्ये रसविक्रयिणः पण्यस्त्रीकन्यकामहाराष्ट्राः ।
आर्यम्णे नृपगुडलवणभिक्षुकाम्बूनि तक्षशिला ॥ ८ ॥

bhāgye rasavikrayiṇaḥ paṇyastrīkanyakāmahārāṣṭrāḥ |
āryamṇe nṛpaguḍalavaṇabhikṣukāmbūni takṣaśilā || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.8 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 (10.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhagya, Bhagi, Rasavikrayin, Rasavikrayi, Panyastri, Kanyaka, Aha, Arashtra, Aryamna, Aryaman, Nripa, Gudala, Vana, Bhikshuka, Ambu, Takshashila,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.8). 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: “bhāgye rasavikrayiṇaḥ paṇyastrīkanyakāmahārāṣṭrāḥ
  • bhāgye -
  • bhāgya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhāgyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhāgī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • rasavikrayiṇaḥ -
  • rasavikrayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    rasavikrayī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • paṇyastrī -
  • paṇyastrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kanyakām -
  • kanyakā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ahā -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arāṣṭrā -
  • arāṣṭra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “āryamṇe nṛpaguḍalavaṇabhikṣukāmbūni takṣaśilā
  • āryamṇe -
  • āryamṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    āryaman (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    āryaman (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • nṛpa -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guḍala -
  • guḍala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṇa -
  • vaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhikṣukā -
  • bhikṣuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambūni -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • takṣaśilā -
  • takṣaśilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.8

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 10.8 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾಗ್ಯೇ ರಸವಿಕ್ರಯಿಣಃ ಪಣ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರೀಕನ್ಯಕಾಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಃ ।
ಆರ್ಯಮ್ಣೇ ನೃಪಗುಡಲವಣಭಿಕ್ಷುಕಾಮ್ಬೂನಿ ತಕ್ಷಶಿಲಾ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 10.8 in Gujarati sript:
ભાગ્યે રસવિક્રયિણઃ પણ્યસ્ત્રીકન્યકામહારાષ્ટ્રાઃ ।
આર્યમ્ણે નૃપગુડલવણભિક્ષુકામ્બૂનિ તક્ષશિલા ॥ ૮ ॥

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 10.8 in Kannada sript:
ಭಾಗ್ಯೇ ರಸವಿಕ್ರಯಿಣಃ ಪಣ್ಯಸ್ತ್ರೀಕನ್ಯಕಾಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಃ ।
ಆರ್ಯಮ್ಣೇ ನೃಪಗುಡಲವಣಭಿಕ್ಷುಕಾಮ್ಬೂನಿ ತಕ್ಷಶಿಲಾ ॥ ೮ ॥

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