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 67.20
उन्नतकुक्षाः क्षितिपाः कुटिलाः स्युर्मानवा विषमकुक्षाः ।
सर्पोदरा दरिद्रा भवन्ति बह्वाशिनश्चैव ॥ २० ॥
unnatakukṣāḥ kṣitipāḥ kuṭilāḥ syurmānavā viṣamakukṣāḥ |
sarpodarā daridrā bhavanti bahvāśinaścaiva || 20 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.20 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 (67.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Unnata, Kuksha, Kshitipa, Kutila, Manava, Vishama, Sarpa, Daridra, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bahvashin, Bahvashi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.20). 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: “unnatakukṣāḥ kṣitipāḥ kuṭilāḥ syurmānavā viṣamakukṣāḥ ”
- unnata -
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unnata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]unnata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kukṣā -
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kukṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kṣitipāḥ -
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kṣitipa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- kuṭilāḥ -
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kuṭila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kuṭilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- syur -
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√as (verb class 2)[optative active third plural]
- mānavā* -
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mānava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- viṣama -
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viṣama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viṣama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kukṣā -
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kukṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “sarpodarā daridrā bhavanti bahvāśinaścaiva ”
- sarpo -
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sarpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sṛp (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- udarā -
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- daridrā* -
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daridra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]daridrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhavanti -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- bahvāśinaś -
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bahvāśin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bahvāśin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bahvāśī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bahvāśi (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.20
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 67.20 in Kannada sript:
ಉನ್ನತಕುಕ್ಷಾಃ ಕ್ಷಿತಿಪಾಃ ಕುಟಿಲಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ಮಾನವಾ ವಿಷಮಕುಕ್ಷಾಃ ।
ಸರ್ಪೋದರಾ ದರಿದ್ರಾ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಬಹ್ವಾಶಿನಶ್ಚೈವ ॥ ೨೦ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 67.20 in Gujarati sript:
ઉન્નતકુક્ષાઃ ક્ષિતિપાઃ કુટિલાઃ સ્યુર્માનવા વિષમકુક્ષાઃ ।
સર્પોદરા દરિદ્રા ભવન્તિ બહ્વાશિનશ્ચૈવ ॥ ૨૦ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
Buy now!Preview of verse 67.20 in Kannada sript:
ಉನ್ನತಕುಕ್ಷಾಃ ಕ್ಷಿತಿಪಾಃ ಕುಟಿಲಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ಮಾನವಾ ವಿಷಮಕುಕ್ಷಾಃ ।
ಸರ್ಪೋದರಾ ದರಿದ್ರಾ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಬಹ್ವಾಶಿನಶ್ಚೈವ ॥ ೨೦ ॥