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 66.5

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भद्रस्य वर्णो हरितो मदश्च मन्दस्य हारिद्रकसन्निकाशः ।
कृष्णो मदश्चाभिहितो मृगस्य सङ्कीर्णनागस्य मदो विमिश्रः ॥ ५ ॥
[मदस्य]

bhadrasya varṇo harito madaśca mandasya hāridrakasannikāśaḥ |
kṛṣṇo madaścābhihito mṛgasya saṅkīrṇanāgasya mado vimiśraḥ || 5 ||
[madasya]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 66.5 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 (66.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhadra, Varna, Harit, Harita, Mada, Manda, Haridraka, Sannikasha, Krishna, Abhihita, Mriga, Sankirnanaga, Vimishra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 66.5). 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: “bhadrasya varṇo harito madaśca mandasya hāridrakasannikāśaḥ ”
bhadrasya -
bhadra (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

bhadra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
varṇo* -
varṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
harito* -
harit (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

harit (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

harita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
madaś -
mada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mandasya -
manda (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

manda (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
hāridraka -
hāridraka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

hāridraka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sannikāśaḥ -
sannikāśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kṛṣṇo madaścābhihito mṛgasya saṅkīrṇanāgasya mado vimiśraḥ || 5 |”
kṛṣṇo* -
kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
madaś -
mada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
cā -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

cā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
abhihito* -
abhihita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
mṛgasya -
mṛga (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
saṅkīrṇanāgasya -
saṅkīrṇanāga (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]
mado* -
mada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
vimiśraḥ -
vimiśra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Cannot analyse 5

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 66.5

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.

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Preview of verse 66.5 in Kannada sript:
ಭದ್ರಸ್ಯ ವರ್ಣೋ ಹರಿತೋ ಮದಶ್ಚ ಮನ್ದಸ್ಯ ಹಾರಿದ್ರಕಸನ್ನಿಕಾಶಃ ।
ಕೃಷ್ಣೋ ಮದಶ್ಚಾಭಿಹಿತೋ ಮೃಗಸ್ಯ ಸಙ್ಕೀರ್ಣನಾಗಸ್ಯ ಮದೋ ವಿಮಿಶ್ರಃ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ಮದಸ್ಯ]

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 66.5 in Gujarati sript:
ભદ્રસ્ય વર્ણો હરિતો મદશ્ચ મન્દસ્ય હારિદ્રકસન્નિકાશઃ ।
કૃષ્ણો મદશ્ચાભિહિતો મૃગસ્ય સઙ્કીર્ણનાગસ્ય મદો વિમિશ્રઃ ॥ ૫ ॥
[મદસ્ય]

Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)

Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.

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Last Updated: 14 December, 2023