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.

विषमैर्विषमा निःस्वाश्च करतलैरीश्वराश् तु लाक्षाभैः ।
पीतैरगम्यवनिताभिगामिनो निर्धना रूक्षैः ॥ ४० ॥
[ईश्वरास्]

viṣamairviṣamā niḥsvāśca karatalairīśvarāś tu lākṣābhaiḥ |
pītairagamyavanitābhigāmino nirdhanā rūkṣaiḥ || 40 ||
[īśvarās]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.40 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 (67.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vishama, Nihsva, Karatala, Laksha, Abha, Pita, Agamya, Vanitri, Vanita, Abhigamin, Abhigami, Nirdhana, Ruksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.40). 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: “viṣamairviṣamā niḥsvāśca karatalairīśvarāś tu lākṣābhaiḥ
  • viṣamair -
  • viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    viṣama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viṣamā* -
  • viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niḥsvāś -
  • niḥsva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niḥsvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karatalair -
  • karatala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • īśvarāś -
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • lākṣā -
  • lākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lākṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābhaiḥ -
  • ābha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “pītairagamyavanitābhigāmino nirdhanā rūkṣaiḥ || 40 |
  • pītair -
  • pīta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 3 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √pai class 1 verb]
    pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √pai class 1 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √pi class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √pi class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √pi class 3 verb]
    pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √pi class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √pi class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √pi class 3 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √ class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √ class 4 verb]
    -> pīta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √ class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √ class 4 verb]
  • agamya -
  • agamya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vanitā -
  • vanita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vanita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vanitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vanitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    van (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    van (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • abhigāmino* -
  • abhigāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    abhigāmin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    abhigāmī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nirdhanā* -
  • nirdhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nirdhanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rūkṣaiḥ -
  • rūkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    rūkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse 40

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.40

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 67.40 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷಮೈರ್ವಿಷಮಾ ನಿಃಸ್ವಾಶ್ಚ ಕರತಲೈರೀಶ್ವರಾಶ್ ತು ಲಾಕ್ಷಾಭೈಃ ।
ಪೀತೈರಗಮ್ಯವನಿತಾಭಿಗಾಮಿನೋ ನಿರ್ಧನಾ ರೂಕ್ಷೈಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥
[ಈಶ್ವರಾಸ್]

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 67.40 in Gujarati sript:
વિષમૈર્વિષમા નિઃસ્વાશ્ચ કરતલૈરીશ્વરાશ્ તુ લાક્ષાભૈઃ ।
પીતૈરગમ્યવનિતાભિગામિનો નિર્ધના રૂક્ષૈઃ ॥ ૪૦ ॥
[ઈશ્વરાસ્]

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 67.40 in Kannada sript:
ವಿಷಮೈರ್ವಿಷಮಾ ನಿಃಸ್ವಾಶ್ಚ ಕರತಲೈರೀಶ್ವರಾಶ್ ತು ಲಾಕ್ಷಾಭೈಃ ।
ಪೀತೈರಗಮ್ಯವನಿತಾಭಿಗಾಮಿನೋ ನಿರ್ಧನಾ ರೂಕ್ಷೈಃ ॥ ೪೦ ॥
[ಈಶ್ವರಾಸ್]

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