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.

मलिनपरुषकृष्णा पापगन्धानिलोत्था जनयति वधबन्धव्याध्यनर्थार्थनाशान् ।
स्फटिकसदृशरूपा भाग्ययुक्तात्युदारा निधिरिव गगनोत्था श्रेयसां स्वच्छवर्णा ॥ ९३ ॥

malinaparuṣakṛṣṇā pāpagandhānilotthā janayati vadhabandhavyādhyanarthārthanāśān |
sphaṭikasadṛśarūpā bhāgyayuktātyudārā nidhiriva gaganotthā śreyasāṃ svacchavarṇā || 93 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.93 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 (67.93). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Malina, Parusha, Krishna, Papa, Gandha, Uttha, Janayat, Vadhabandha, Vyadhin, Vyadhya, Vyadhi, Anartha, Arthanasha, Sphatika, Sadrisha, Rupa, Bhagin, Bhagya, Bhagi, Ayukta, Yudh, Yut, Ara, Nidhi, Iva, Gagana, Shreyas, Shreyasa, Svaccha, Varna, Varnan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.93). 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: “malinaparuṣakṛṣṇā pāpagandhānilotthā janayati vadhabandhavyādhyanarthārthanāśān
  • malina -
  • malina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    malina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paruṣa -
  • paruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇā -
  • kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandhāni -
  • gandha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • lo -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lo (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utthā* -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • janayati -
  • janayati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • vadhabandha -
  • vadhabandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vyādhya -
  • vyādhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    vyādhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vyādhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyādhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vyādhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vyadh -> vyādhya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √vyadh]
    vyadh -> vyādhya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √vyadh]
    vyadh -> vyādhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vyadh]
    vyadh -> vyādhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vyadh]
    vyadh -> vyādhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vyadh]
  • anarthā -
  • anartha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anartha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anarthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • arthanāśān -
  • arthanāśa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sphaṭikasadṛśarūpā bhāgyayuktātyudārā nidhiriva gaganotthā śreyasāṃ svacchavarṇā
  • sphaṭika -
  • sphaṭika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadṛśa -
  • sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpā* -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhāgya -
  • bhāgin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    bhāgin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāgya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhāgī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ayuktāt -
  • ayukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ayukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yud -
  • yudh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yudh (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yut (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yut (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ārā* -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nidhir -
  • nidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gagano -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utthā -
  • utthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śreyasām -
  • śreyas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śreyas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śreyasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • svaccha -
  • svaccha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svaccha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇā -
  • varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.93

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 67.93 in Kannada sript:
ಮಲಿನಪರುಷಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಪಾಪಗನ್ಧಾನಿಲೋತ್ಥಾ ಜನಯತಿ ವಧಬನ್ಧವ್ಯಾಧ್ಯನರ್ಥಾರ್ಥನಾಶಾನ್ ।
ಸ್ಫಟಿಕಸದೃಶರೂಪಾ ಭಾಗ್ಯಯುಕ್ತಾತ್ಯುದಾರಾ ನಿಧಿರಿವ ಗಗನೋತ್ಥಾ ಶ್ರೇಯಸಾಂ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛವರ್ಣಾ ॥ ೯೩ ॥

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 67.93 in Gujarati sript:
મલિનપરુષકૃષ્ણા પાપગન્ધાનિલોત્થા જનયતિ વધબન્ધવ્યાધ્યનર્થાર્થનાશાન્ ।
સ્ફટિકસદૃશરૂપા ભાગ્યયુક્તાત્યુદારા નિધિરિવ ગગનોત્થા શ્રેયસાં સ્વચ્છવર્ણા ॥ ૯૩ ॥

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 67.93 in Kannada sript:
ಮಲಿನಪರುಷಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಪಾಪಗನ್ಧಾನಿಲೋತ್ಥಾ ಜನಯತಿ ವಧಬನ್ಧವ್ಯಾಧ್ಯನರ್ಥಾರ್ಥನಾಶಾನ್ ।
ಸ್ಫಟಿಕಸದೃಶರೂಪಾ ಭಾಗ್ಯಯುಕ್ತಾತ್ಯುದಾರಾ ನಿಧಿರಿವ ಗಗನೋತ್ಥಾ ಶ್ರೇಯಸಾಂ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛವರ್ಣಾ ॥ ೯೩ ॥

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