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.

हस्ते नापितचाक्रिकचौरभिषक्सूचिका द्विपग्राहाः ।
बन्धक्यः कौशलका मालाकाराश्च पीड्यन्ते ॥ ९ ॥

haste nāpitacākrikacaurabhiṣaksūcikā dvipagrāhāḥ |
bandhakyaḥ kauśalakā mālākārāśca pīḍyante || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.9 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (10.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hasta, Napita, Cakrika, Caura, Bhishaj, Sucika, Dvipagraha, Bandhaki, Kaushala, Malakara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.9). 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: “haste nāpitacākrikacaurabhiṣaksūcikā dvipagrāhāḥ
  • haste -
  • hasta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    hasta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    hastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nāpita -
  • nāpita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cākrika -
  • cākrika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cākrika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caura -
  • caura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhiṣak -
  • bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhiṣaj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sūcikā* -
  • sūcika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sūcikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dvipagrāhāḥ -
  • dvipagrāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “bandhakyaḥ kauśalakā mālākārāśca pīḍyante
  • bandhakyaḥ -
  • bandhakī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kauśala -
  • kauśala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mālākārāś -
  • mālākāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīḍyante -
  • pīḍ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.9

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 10.9 in Kannada sript:
ಹಸ್ತೇ ನಾಪಿತಚಾಕ್ರಿಕಚೌರಭಿಷಕ್ಸೂಚಿಕಾ ದ್ವಿಪಗ್ರಾಹಾಃ ।
ಬನ್ಧಕ್ಯಃ ಕೌಶಲಕಾ ಮಾಲಾಕಾರಾಶ್ಚ ಪೀಡ್ಯನ್ತೇ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 10.9 in Gujarati sript:
હસ્તે નાપિતચાક્રિકચૌરભિષક્સૂચિકા દ્વિપગ્રાહાઃ ।
બન્ધક્યઃ કૌશલકા માલાકારાશ્ચ પીડ્યન્તે ॥ ૯ ॥

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 10.9 in Kannada sript:
ಹಸ್ತೇ ನಾಪಿತಚಾಕ್ರಿಕಚೌರಭಿಷಕ್ಸೂಚಿಕಾ ದ್ವಿಪಗ್ರಾಹಾಃ ।
ಬನ್ಧಕ್ಯಃ ಕೌಶಲಕಾ ಮಾಲಾಕಾರಾಶ್ಚ ಪೀಡ್ಯನ್ತೇ ॥ ೯ ॥

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