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.

स्निग्धत्वक्का धनिनो मृदुभिः सुभगा विचक्षणास्तनुभिः ।
मज्जामेदः साराः सुशरीराः पुत्रवित्तयुताः ॥ ९८ ॥
[युक्ताः]

snigdhatvakkā dhanino mṛdubhiḥ subhagā vicakṣaṇāstanubhiḥ |
majjāmedaḥ sārāḥ suśarīrāḥ putravittayutāḥ || 98 ||
[yuktāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.98 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 (67.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snigdha, Tvac, Dhanin, Dhani, Mridu, Subhaga, Vicakshana, Tanu, Majja, Majjan, Sara, Susharira, Putra, Vitta, Yuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.98). 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: “snigdhatvakkā dhanino mṛdubhiḥ subhagā vicakṣaṇāstanubhiḥ
  • snigdha -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • tvak -
  • tvac (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhanino* -
  • dhanin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dhanī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mṛdubhiḥ -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • subhagā* -
  • subhaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    subhagā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicakṣaṇās -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vicakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tanubhiḥ -
  • tanu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tanu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “majjāmedaḥ sārāḥ suśarīrāḥ putravittayutāḥ || 98 |
  • majjā -
  • majja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    majja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    majjan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    majjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    majj (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • amedaḥ -
  • med (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • sārāḥ -
  • sāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • suśarīrāḥ -
  • suśarīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    suśarīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vitta -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • yutāḥ -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √yu class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √yu class 3 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 98

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.98

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 67.98 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧತ್ವಕ್ಕಾ ಧನಿನೋ ಮೃದುಭಿಃ ಸುಭಗಾ ವಿಚಕ್ಷಣಾಸ್ತನುಭಿಃ ।
ಮಜ್ಜಾಮೇದಃ ಸಾರಾಃ ಸುಶರೀರಾಃ ಪುತ್ರವಿತ್ತಯುತಾಃ ॥ ೯೮ ॥
[ಯುಕ್ತಾಃ]

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 67.98 in Gujarati sript:
સ્નિગ્ધત્વક્કા ધનિનો મૃદુભિઃ સુભગા વિચક્ષણાસ્તનુભિઃ ।
મજ્જામેદઃ સારાઃ સુશરીરાઃ પુત્રવિત્તયુતાઃ ॥ ૯૮ ॥
[યુક્તાઃ]

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 67.98 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧತ್ವಕ್ಕಾ ಧನಿನೋ ಮೃದುಭಿಃ ಸುಭಗಾ ವಿಚಕ್ಷಣಾಸ್ತನುಭಿಃ ।
ಮಜ್ಜಾಮೇದಃ ಸಾರಾಃ ಸುಶರೀರಾಃ ಪುತ್ರವಿತ್ತಯುತಾಃ ॥ ೯೮ ॥
[ಯುಕ್ತಾಃ]

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