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.

मांसलमृदुभिः पार्श्वैः प्रदक्षिणावर्तरोमभिर्भूपाः ।
विपरीतैर्निर्द्रव्याः सुखपरिहीनाः परप्रेष्याः ॥ २६ ॥

māṃsalamṛdubhiḥ pārśvaiḥ pradakṣiṇāvartaromabhirbhūpāḥ |
viparītairnirdravyāḥ sukhaparihīnāḥ parapreṣyāḥ || 26 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.26 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 (67.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mamsala, Mridu, Parshva, Pradakshinavarta, Roman, Bhupa, Viparita, Nirdravya, Sukhaparihina, Para, Preshya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.26). 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: “māṃsalamṛdubhiḥ pārśvaiḥ pradakṣiṇāvartaromabhirbhūpāḥ
  • māṃsala -
  • māṃsala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃsala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛdubhiḥ -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pārśvaiḥ -
  • pārśva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pārśva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pradakṣiṇāvarta -
  • pradakṣiṇāvarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradakṣiṇāvarta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • romabhir -
  • roman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    roman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhūpāḥ -
  • bhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “viparītairnirdravyāḥ sukhaparihīnāḥ parapreṣyāḥ
  • viparītair -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • nirdravyāḥ -
  • nirdravya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirdravyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sukhaparihīnāḥ -
  • sukhaparihīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sukhaparihīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • preṣyāḥ -
  • preṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    preṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    preṣ -> preṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]
    preṣ -> preṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.26

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 67.26 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಂಸಲಮೃದುಭಿಃ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೈಃ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಾವರ್ತರೋಮಭಿರ್ಭೂಪಾಃ ।
ವಿಪರೀತೈರ್ನಿರ್ದ್ರವ್ಯಾಃ ಸುಖಪರಿಹೀನಾಃ ಪರಪ್ರೇಷ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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 67.26 in Gujarati sript:
માંસલમૃદુભિઃ પાર્શ્વૈઃ પ્રદક્ષિણાવર્તરોમભિર્ભૂપાઃ ।
વિપરીતૈર્નિર્દ્રવ્યાઃ સુખપરિહીનાઃ પરપ્રેષ્યાઃ ॥ ૨૬ ॥

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 67.26 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಂಸಲಮೃದುಭಿಃ ಪಾರ್ಶ್ವೈಃ ಪ್ರದಕ್ಷಿಣಾವರ್ತರೋಮಭಿರ್ಭೂಪಾಃ ।
ವಿಪರೀತೈರ್ನಿರ್ದ್ರವ್ಯಾಃ ಸುಖಪರಿಹೀನಾಃ ಪರಪ್ರೇಷ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೨೬ ॥

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