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.

देवकुमारकुमारीवनिताप्रेष्येषु वैकृतं यत्स्यात् ।
तन्नरपतेः कुमारककुमारिकास्त्रीपरिजनानाम् ॥ १३ ॥

devakumārakumārīvanitāpreṣyeṣu vaikṛtaṃ yatsyāt |
tannarapateḥ kumārakakumārikāstrīparijanānām || 13 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 45.13 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 (45.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Kumara, Kumari, Kumarin, Vanitri, Vanita, Preshya, Vaikrita, Yat, Yad, Syat, Sya, Tan, Kumaraka, Kumarika, Tri, Parijana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 45.13). 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: “devakumārakumārīvanitāpreṣyeṣu vaikṛtaṃ yatsyāt
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kumāra -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumārī -
  • kumārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kumārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kumārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vanitā -
  • vanitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vanitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    van (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    van (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • preṣyeṣu -
  • preṣya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    preṣya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    preṣ -> preṣya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]
    preṣ -> preṣya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]
  • vaikṛtam -
  • vaikṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaikṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “tannarapateḥ kumārakakumārikāstrīparijanānām
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • arapate -
  • rap (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kumāraka -
  • kumāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kumārikās -
  • kumārika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kumārikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • trī -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • parijanānām -
  • parijana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 45.13

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 45.13 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಕುಮಾರಕುಮಾರೀವನಿತಾಪ್ರೇಷ್ಯೇಷು ವೈಕೃತಂ ಯತ್ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ತನ್ನರಪತೇಃ ಕುಮಾರಕಕುಮಾರಿಕಾಸ್ತ್ರೀಪರಿಜನಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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 45.13 in Gujarati sript:
દેવકુમારકુમારીવનિતાપ્રેષ્યેષુ વૈકૃતં યત્સ્યાત્ ।
તન્નરપતેઃ કુમારકકુમારિકાસ્ત્રીપરિજનાનામ્ ॥ ૧૩ ॥

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 45.13 in Kannada sript:
ದೇವಕುಮಾರಕುಮಾರೀವನಿತಾಪ್ರೇಷ್ಯೇಷು ವೈಕೃತಂ ಯತ್ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ತನ್ನರಪತೇಃ ಕುಮಾರಕಕುಮಾರಿಕಾಸ್ತ್ರೀಪರಿಜನಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೧೩ ॥

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