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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.
Verse 60.4
श्यावातिदीर्घजिह्वा गुल्फैरतितनुभिरतिबृहद्भिर्वा ।
अतिककुदाः कृशदेहा नेष्टा हीनाधिकाङ्ग्यश्च ॥ ४ ॥
śyāvātidīrghajihvā gulphairatitanubhiratibṛhadbhirvā |
atikakudāḥ kṛśadehā neṣṭā hīnādhikāṅgyaśca || 4 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 60.4 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 (60.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shyava, Atidirgha, Jihva, Gulpha, Ati, Tanu, Brihat, Kakuda, Krisha, Deha, Neshta, Hinadhikangi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 60.4). 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: “śyāvātidīrghajihvā gulphairatitanubhiratibṛhadbhirvā ”
- śyāvā -
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śyāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śyāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śyāvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śā (verb class 4)[imperative active first dual]
- atidīrgha -
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atidīrgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atidīrgha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jihvā* -
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jihva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jihvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gulphair -
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gulpha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tanubhir -
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tanu (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]tanu (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bṛhadbhir -
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bṛhat (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]bṛhat (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √bṛh]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √bṛh]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √bṛh]√bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √bṛh]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “atikakudāḥ kṛśadehā neṣṭā hīnādhikāṅgyaśca ”
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- kakudāḥ -
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kakuda (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kṛśa -
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kṛśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dehā* -
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deha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- neṣṭā* -
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√neṣ -> neṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √neṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √neṣ class 1 verb]√neṣ -> neṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √neṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √neṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √neṣ class 1 verb]
- hīnādhikāṅgyaś -
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hīnādhikāṅgī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 60.4
Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;
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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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Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.
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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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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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Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)
Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 60.4 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಯಾವಾತಿದೀರ್ಘಜಿಹ್ವಾ ಗುಲ್ಫೈರತಿತನುಭಿರತಿಬೃಹದ್ಭಿರ್ವಾ ।
ಅತಿಕಕುದಾಃ ಕೃಶದೇಹಾ ನೇಷ್ಟಾ ಹೀನಾಧಿಕಾಙ್ಗ್ಯಶ್ಚ ॥ ೪ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 60.4 in Gujarati sript:
શ્યાવાતિદીર્ઘજિહ્વા ગુલ્ફૈરતિતનુભિરતિબૃહદ્ભિર્વા ।
અતિકકુદાઃ કૃશદેહા નેષ્ટા હીનાધિકાઙ્ગ્યશ્ચ ॥ ૪ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
Buy now!Preview of verse 60.4 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಯಾವಾತಿದೀರ್ಘಜಿಹ್ವಾ ಗುಲ್ಫೈರತಿತನುಭಿರತಿಬೃಹದ್ಭಿರ್ವಾ ।
ಅತಿಕಕುದಾಃ ಕೃಶದೇಹಾ ನೇಷ್ಟಾ ಹೀನಾಧಿಕಾಙ್ಗ್ಯಶ್ಚ ॥ ೪ ॥