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.

प्राक्फल्गुनीषु नटयुवतिसुभगगान्धर्वशिल्पिपण्यानि ।
कर्पासलवणमक्षिकतैलानि कुमारकाश्चापि ॥ ९ ॥
[माक्षिक]

prākphalgunīṣu naṭayuvatisubhagagāndharvaśilpipaṇyāni |
karpāsalavaṇamakṣikatailāni kumārakāścāpi || 9 ||
[mākṣika]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 15.9 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:

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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 (15.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prakphalguni, Nata, Yuvat, Yuvati, Subhaga, Gandharva, Shilpi, Shilpin, Panya, Karpasa, Lavana, Akshika, Taila, Kumaraka, Capin, Capi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 15.9). 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: “prākphalgunīṣu naṭayuvatisubhagagāndharvaśilpipaṇyāni
  • prākphalgunīṣu -
  • prākphalgunī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • naṭa -
  • naṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    naṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yuvati -
  • yuvati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yuvatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yuvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yuvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    yu -> yuvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yu class 2 verb], [locative single from √yu class 6 verb]
    yu -> yuvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √yu class 2 verb], [locative single from √yu class 6 verb]
    yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √yu class 2 verb]
    yu (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • subhaga -
  • subhaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    subhaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāndharva -
  • gāndharva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāndharva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śilpi -
  • śilpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paṇyāni -
  • paṇya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    paṇ -> paṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √paṇ], [vocative plural from √paṇ], [accusative plural from √paṇ]
  • Line 2: “karpāsalavaṇamakṣikatailāni kumārakāścāpi || 9 |
  • karpāsa -
  • karpāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karpāsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lavaṇam -
  • lavaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lavaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lavaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • akṣika -
  • akṣika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tailāni -
  • taila (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kumārakāś -
  • kumāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 9

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 15.9

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 15.9 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಕ್ಫಲ್ಗುನೀಷು ನಟಯುವತಿಸುಭಗಗಾನ್ಧರ್ವಶಿಲ್ಪಿಪಣ್ಯಾನಿ ।
ಕರ್ಪಾಸಲವಣಮಕ್ಷಿಕತೈಲಾನಿ ಕುಮಾರಕಾಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ಮಾಕ್ಷಿಕ]

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 15.9 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાક્ફલ્ગુનીષુ નટયુવતિસુભગગાન્ધર્વશિલ્પિપણ્યાનિ ।
કર્પાસલવણમક્ષિકતૈલાનિ કુમારકાશ્ચાપિ ॥ ૯ ॥
[માક્ષિક]

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 15.9 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಕ್ಫಲ್ಗುನೀಷು ನಟಯುವತಿಸುಭಗಗಾನ್ಧರ್ವಶಿಲ್ಪಿಪಣ್ಯಾನಿ ।
ಕರ್ಪಾಸಲವಣಮಕ್ಷಿಕತೈಲಾನಿ ಕುಮಾರಕಾಶ್ಚಾಪಿ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ಮಾಕ್ಷಿಕ]

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