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.

अभ्यर्चिता न परुषं वक्तव्या नापि ताडनीयास्ते ।
पुण्याहशङ्खतूर्यध्वनिगीतरवैर्विमुक्तभयाः ॥ ७ ॥

abhyarcitā na paruṣaṃ vaktavyā nāpi tāḍanīyāste |
puṇyāhaśaṅkhatūryadhvanigītaravairvimuktabhayāḥ || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 43.7 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 (43.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhyarcita, Parusham, Parusha, Vaktavya, Nri, Api, Tadaniya, Tad, Yushmad, Punyaha, Shankha, Tur, Turi, Turya, Adhvan, Adhvani, Gita, Rava, Vimukta, Bhaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 43.7). 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: “abhyarcitā na paruṣaṃ vaktavyā nāpi tāḍanīyāste
  • abhyarcitā* -
  • abhyarcita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    abhyarcitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paruṣam -
  • paruṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    paruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    paruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaktavyā* -
  • vaktavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaktavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> vaktavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vaktavyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tāḍanīyās -
  • tāḍanīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tāḍanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    taḍ -> tāḍanīya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √taḍ], [vocative plural from √taḍ]
    taḍ -> tāḍanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √taḍ], [vocative plural from √taḍ], [accusative plural from √taḍ]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “puṇyāhaśaṅkhatūryadhvanigītaravairvimuktabhayāḥ
  • puṇyāha -
  • puṇyāha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tūrya -
  • tūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tvar -> tūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tvar]
    tūr (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tūr (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • adhvani -
  • adhvani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhvani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhvani (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhvan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • gīta -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ravair -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vimukta -
  • vimukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayāḥ -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhayā (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 43.7

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 43.7 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಚಿತಾ ನ ಪರುಷಂ ವಕ್ತವ್ಯಾ ನಾಪಿ ತಾಡನೀಯಾಸ್ತೇ ।
ಪುಣ್ಯಾಹಶಙ್ಖತೂರ್ಯಧ್ವನಿಗೀತರವೈರ್ವಿಮುಕ್ತಭಯಾಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 43.7 in Gujarati sript:
અભ્યર્ચિતા ન પરુષં વક્તવ્યા નાપિ તાડનીયાસ્તે ।
પુણ્યાહશઙ્ખતૂર્યધ્વનિગીતરવૈર્વિમુક્તભયાઃ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 43.7 in Kannada sript:
ಅಭ್ಯರ್ಚಿತಾ ನ ಪರುಷಂ ವಕ್ತವ್ಯಾ ನಾಪಿ ತಾಡನೀಯಾಸ್ತೇ ।
ಪುಣ್ಯಾಹಶಙ್ಖತೂರ್ಯಧ್ವನಿಗೀತರವೈರ್ವಿಮುಕ್ತಭಯಾಃ ॥ ೭ ॥

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