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.

बान्धनशाकुनिकाशुचिकैवर्तविरूपवृद्धसौकरिकाः ।
गणपूज्यस्खलितव्रतशबरपुलिन्दार्थपरिहीनाः ॥ ३२ ॥
[बन्धन]

bāndhanaśākunikāśucikaivartavirūpavṛddhasaukarikāḥ |
gaṇapūjyaskhalitavrataśabarapulindārthaparihīnāḥ || 32 ||
[bandhana]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 16.32 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 (16.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhana, Shakunika, Shucika, Ritu, Vriddha, Saukarika, Ganapujya, Skhalitavrata, Shabara, Pulinda, Arthaparihina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 16.32). 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: “bāndhanaśākunikāśucikaivartavirūpavṛddhasaukarikāḥ
  • bān -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • dhana -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śākunikā -
  • śākunikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śucikai -
  • śucika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śucika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śucikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aivar -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ṛtavi -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūpa -
  • vap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • vṛddha -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • saukarikāḥ -
  • saukarika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “gaṇapūjyaskhalitavrataśabarapulindārthaparihīnāḥ || 32 |
  • gaṇapūjya -
  • gaṇapūjya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • skhalitavrata -
  • skhalitavrata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    skhalitavrata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śabara -
  • śabara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śabara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pulindā -
  • pulinda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pulindā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthaparihīnāḥ -
  • arthaparihīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 32

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 16.32

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 16.32 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾನ್ಧನಶಾಕುನಿಕಾಶುಚಿಕೈವರ್ತವಿರೂಪವೃದ್ಧಸೌಕರಿಕಾಃ ।
ಗಣಪೂಜ್ಯಸ್ಖಲಿತವ್ರತಶಬರಪುಲಿನ್ದಾರ್ಥಪರಿಹೀನಾಃ ॥ ೩೨ ॥
[ಬನ್ಧನ]

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 16.32 in Gujarati sript:
બાન્ધનશાકુનિકાશુચિકૈવર્તવિરૂપવૃદ્ધસૌકરિકાઃ ।
ગણપૂજ્યસ્ખલિતવ્રતશબરપુલિન્દાર્થપરિહીનાઃ ॥ ૩૨ ॥
[બન્ધન]

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 16.32 in Kannada sript:
ಬಾನ್ಧನಶಾಕುನಿಕಾಶುಚಿಕೈವರ್ತವಿರೂಪವೃದ್ಧಸೌಕರಿಕಾಃ ।
ಗಣಪೂಜ್ಯಸ್ಖಲಿತವ್ರತಶಬರಪುಲಿನ್ದಾರ್ಥಪರಿಹೀನಾಃ ॥ ೩೨ ॥
[ಬನ್ಧನ]

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