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.

निर्मांसैः कर्णैः पापमृत्यवश्चर्पटैः सुबहुभोगाः ।
कृपणाश्च ह्रस्वकर्णाः शङ्कुश्रवणाश्चमूपतयः ॥ ५८ ॥
[च भूपतयः]

nirmāṃsaiḥ karṇaiḥ pāpamṛtyavaścarpaṭaiḥ subahubhogāḥ |
kṛpaṇāśca hrasvakarṇāḥ śaṅkuśravaṇāścamūpatayaḥ || 58 ||
[ca bhūpatayaḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.58 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 (67.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nirmamsa, Karna, Papam, Papa, Riti, Ava, Avas, Carpata, Subahu, Bhoga, Kripana, Hrasvakarna, Shankushravana, Camupati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.58). 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: “nirmāṃsaiḥ karṇaiḥ pāpamṛtyavaścarpaṭaiḥ subahubhogāḥ
  • nirmāṃsaiḥ -
  • nirmāṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nirmāṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • karṇaiḥ -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtya -
  • ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> ṛtya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • avaś -
  • avas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • carpaṭaiḥ -
  • carpaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    carpaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • subahu -
  • subahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    subahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhogāḥ -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhogā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kṛpaṇāśca hrasvakarṇāḥ śaṅkuśravaṇāścamūpatayaḥ || 58 |
  • kṛpaṇāś -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛpaṇā (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]
  • hrasvakarṇāḥ -
  • hrasvakarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śaṅkuśravaṇāś -
  • śaṅkuśravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śaṅkuśravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • camūpatayaḥ -
  • camūpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 58

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.58

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 67.58 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರ್ಮಾಂಸೈಃ ಕರ್ಣೈಃ ಪಾಪಮೃತ್ಯವಶ್ಚರ್ಪಟೈಃ ಸುಬಹುಭೋಗಾಃ ।
ಕೃಪಣಾಶ್ಚ ಹ್ರಸ್ವಕರ್ಣಾಃ ಶಙ್ಕುಶ್ರವಣಾಶ್ಚಮೂಪತಯಃ ॥ ೫೮ ॥
[ಚ ಭೂಪತಯಃ]

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 67.58 in Gujarati sript:
નિર્માંસૈઃ કર્ણૈઃ પાપમૃત્યવશ્ચર્પટૈઃ સુબહુભોગાઃ ।
કૃપણાશ્ચ હ્રસ્વકર્ણાઃ શઙ્કુશ્રવણાશ્ચમૂપતયઃ ॥ ૫૮ ॥
[ચ ભૂપતયઃ]

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 67.58 in Kannada sript:
ನಿರ್ಮಾಂಸೈಃ ಕರ್ಣೈಃ ಪಾಪಮೃತ್ಯವಶ್ಚರ್ಪಟೈಃ ಸುಬಹುಭೋಗಾಃ ।
ಕೃಪಣಾಶ್ಚ ಹ್ರಸ್ವಕರ್ಣಾಃ ಶಙ್ಕುಶ್ರವಣಾಶ್ಚಮೂಪತಯಃ ॥ ೫೮ ॥
[ಚ ಭೂಪತಯಃ]

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