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.

कर्णोपान्तः कार्योऽर्धपञ्चमे भ्रूसमेन सूत्रेण ।
कर्णस्रोतः सुकुमारकं च नेत्रप्रबन्धसमम् ॥ ७ ॥
[नयन]

karṇopāntaḥ kāryo'rdhapañcame bhrūsamena sūtreṇa |
karṇasrotaḥ sukumārakaṃ ca netraprabandhasamam || 7 ||
[nayana]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 57.7 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 (57.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karna, Upanta, Kari, Karya, Ardhapancama, Sama, Sutra, Sutrena, Karnasrotas, Karnasrota, Sukumaraka, Netraprabandha, Samam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 57.7). 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: “karṇopāntaḥ kāryo'rdhapañcame bhrūsamena sūtreṇa
  • karṇo -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāntaḥ -
  • upānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāryo' -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • ardhapañcame -
  • ardhapañcama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ardhapañcama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ardhapañcamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhrū -
  • bhrū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • samena -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sūtreṇa -
  • sūtreṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtreṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “karṇasrotaḥ sukumārakaṃ ca netraprabandhasamam || 7 |
  • karṇasrotaḥ -
  • karṇasrotas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    karṇasrota (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukumārakam -
  • sukumāraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukumāraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukumārakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netraprabandha -
  • netraprabandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 7

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 57.7

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 57.7 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣೋಪಾನ್ತಃ ಕಾರ್ಯೋಽರ್ಧಪಞ್ಚಮೇ ಭ್ರೂಸಮೇನ ಸೂತ್ರೇಣ ।
ಕರ್ಣಸ್ರೋತಃ ಸುಕುಮಾರಕಂ ಚ ನೇತ್ರಪ್ರಬನ್ಧಸಮಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥
[ನಯನ]

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 57.7 in Gujarati sript:
કર્ણોપાન્તઃ કાર્યોઽર્ધપઞ્ચમે ભ્રૂસમેન સૂત્રેણ ।
કર્ણસ્રોતઃ સુકુમારકં ચ નેત્રપ્રબન્ધસમમ્ ॥ ૭ ॥
[નયન]

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 57.7 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಣೋಪಾನ್ತಃ ಕಾರ್ಯೋಽರ್ಧಪಞ್ಚಮೇ ಭ್ರೂಸಮೇನ ಸೂತ್ರೇಣ ।
ಕರ್ಣಸ್ರೋತಃ ಸುಕುಮಾರಕಂ ಚ ನೇತ್ರಪ್ರಬನ್ಧಸಮಮ್ ॥ ೭ ॥
[ನಯನ]

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