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.

विकचा नाम गुरुसुताः सितैकताराः शिखापरित्यक्ताः ।
षष्टिः पञ्चभिरधिका स्निग्धा याम्याश्रिताः पापाः ॥ १९ ॥

vikacā nāma gurusutāḥ sitaikatārāḥ śikhāparityaktāḥ |
ṣaṣṭiḥ pañcabhiradhikā snigdhā yāmyāśritāḥ pāpāḥ || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 11.19 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 (11.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vikaca, Naman, Gurusuta, Sita, Aikata, Ara, Shikhaparityakta, Shashtih, Shashti, Pancan, Adhika, Snigdha, Yami, Yamya, Yamin, Ashrita, Papa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 11.19). 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: “vikacā nāma gurusutāḥ sitaikatārāḥ śikhāparityaktāḥ
  • vikacā* -
  • vikaca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikacā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gurusutāḥ -
  • gurusuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sitai -
  • sita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √si class 5 verb], [vocative single from √si class 9 verb]
    si -> sitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √si class 5 verb], [nominative single from √si class 9 verb]
  • aikatā -
  • aikatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arāḥ -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
    rās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • śikhāparityaktāḥ -
  • śikhāparityakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ṣaṣṭiḥ pañcabhiradhikā snigdhā yāmyāśritāḥ pāpāḥ
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ -
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcabhir -
  • pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • adhikā -
  • adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • snigdhā* -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
  • yāmyā -
  • yāmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • āśritāḥ -
  • āśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āśritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pāpāḥ -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 11.19

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 11.19 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಕಚಾ ನಾಮ ಗುರುಸುತಾಃ ಸಿತೈಕತಾರಾಃ ಶಿಖಾಪರಿತ್ಯಕ್ತಾಃ ।
ಷಷ್ಟಿಃ ಪಞ್ಚಭಿರಧಿಕಾ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾ ಯಾಮ್ಯಾಶ್ರಿತಾಃ ಪಾಪಾಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 11.19 in Gujarati sript:
વિકચા નામ ગુરુસુતાઃ સિતૈકતારાઃ શિખાપરિત્યક્તાઃ ।
ષષ્ટિઃ પઞ્ચભિરધિકા સ્નિગ્ધા યામ્યાશ્રિતાઃ પાપાઃ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 11.19 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಕಚಾ ನಾಮ ಗುರುಸುತಾಃ ಸಿತೈಕತಾರಾಃ ಶಿಖಾಪರಿತ್ಯಕ್ತಾಃ ।
ಷಷ್ಟಿಃ ಪಞ್ಚಭಿರಧಿಕಾ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾ ಯಾಮ್ಯಾಶ್ರಿತಾಃ ಪಾಪಾಃ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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