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.

आसन्नाः कण्ठकिनो रिपुभयदाः क्षीरिणोऽर्थनाशाय ।
फलिनः प्रजाक्षयकरा दारूण्यपि वर्जयेदेषाम् ॥ ८४ ॥

āsannāḥ kaṇṭhakino ripubhayadāḥ kṣīriṇo'rthanāśāya |
phalinaḥ prajākṣayakarā dārūṇyapi varjayedeṣām || 84 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.84 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 (52.84). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asanna, Kantha, Kina, Ripubhaya, Kshirin, Arthanasha, Phalin, Phalina, Praja, Kshayakara, Daru, Api, Varja, Ida, Ish, Isha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.84). 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: “āsannāḥ kaṇṭhakino ripubhayadāḥ kṣīriṇo'rthanāśāya
  • āsannāḥ -
  • āsanna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āsannā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kaṇṭha -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṇṭh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kino* -
  • kina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ripubhaya -
  • ripubhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāḥ -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṣīriṇo' -
  • kṣīrin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣīrin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • arthanāśāya -
  • arthanāśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “phalinaḥ prajākṣayakarā dārūṇyapi varjayedeṣām
  • phalinaḥ -
  • phalin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    phalin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    phalina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prajā -
  • prajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣayakarā* -
  • kṣayakara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣayakarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dārūṇya -
  • dāru (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • varjaye -
  • varjā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ide -
  • idā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iṣām -
  • iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣ (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.84

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 52.84 in Kannada sript:
ಆಸನ್ನಾಃ ಕಣ್ಠಕಿನೋ ರಿಪುಭಯದಾಃ ಕ್ಷೀರಿಣೋಽರ್ಥನಾಶಾಯ ।
ಫಲಿನಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಕ್ಷಯಕರಾ ದಾರೂಣ್ಯಪಿ ವರ್ಜಯೇದೇಷಾಮ್ ॥ ೮೪ ॥

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 52.84 in Gujarati sript:
આસન્નાઃ કણ્ઠકિનો રિપુભયદાઃ ક્ષીરિણોઽર્થનાશાય ।
ફલિનઃ પ્રજાક્ષયકરા દારૂણ્યપિ વર્જયેદેષામ્ ॥ ૮૪ ॥

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 52.84 in Kannada sript:
ಆಸನ್ನಾಃ ಕಣ್ಠಕಿನೋ ರಿಪುಭಯದಾಃ ಕ್ಷೀರಿಣೋಽರ್ಥನಾಶಾಯ ।
ಫಲಿನಃ ಪ್ರಜಾಕ್ಷಯಕರಾ ದಾರೂಣ್ಯಪಿ ವರ್ಜಯೇದೇಷಾಮ್ ॥ ೮೪ ॥

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