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.

स्तनौ सरोमौ मलिनोल्बणौ च क्लेशं दधाते विषमौ च कर्णौ ।
स्थूलाः कराला विषमाश्च दन्ताः क्लेशाय चौर्याय च कृष्णमांसाः ॥ २१ ॥

stanau saromau malinolbaṇau ca kleśaṃ dadhāte viṣamau ca karṇau |
sthūlāḥ karālā viṣamāśca dantāḥ kleśāya cauryāya ca kṛṣṇamāṃsāḥ || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 69.21 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 (69.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stana, Saroma, Malina, Malin, Ulbana, Klesha, Vishama, Karna, Karni, Sthula, Karala, Danta, Caurya, Krishna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 69.21). 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: “stanau saromau malinolbaṇau ca kleśaṃ dadhāte viṣamau ca karṇau
  • stanau -
  • stana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saromau -
  • saroma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • malino -
  • malina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    malina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    malinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    malin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    malin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ulbaṇau -
  • ulbaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kleśam -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • dadhāte -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third dual], [perfect middle third dual]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle third dual]
    dhe (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle third dual]
  • viṣamau -
  • viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karṇau -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    karṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sthūlāḥ karālā viṣamāśca dantāḥ kleśāya cauryāya ca kṛṣṇamāṃsāḥ
  • sthūlāḥ -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karālā* -
  • karāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viṣamāś -
  • viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viṣamā (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]
  • dantāḥ -
  • danta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kleśāya -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • cauryāya -
  • caurya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛṣṇam -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṃ -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sāḥ -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 69.21

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 69.21 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತನೌ ಸರೋಮೌ ಮಲಿನೋಲ್ಬಣೌ ಚ ಕ್ಲೇಶಂ ದಧಾತೇ ವಿಷಮೌ ಚ ಕರ್ಣೌ ।
ಸ್ಥೂಲಾಃ ಕರಾಲಾ ವಿಷಮಾಶ್ಚ ದನ್ತಾಃ ಕ್ಲೇಶಾಯ ಚೌರ್ಯಾಯ ಚ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮಾಂಸಾಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 69.21 in Gujarati sript:
સ્તનૌ સરોમૌ મલિનોલ્બણૌ ચ ક્લેશં દધાતે વિષમૌ ચ કર્ણૌ ।
સ્થૂલાઃ કરાલા વિષમાશ્ચ દન્તાઃ ક્લેશાય ચૌર્યાય ચ કૃષ્ણમાંસાઃ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 69.21 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತನೌ ಸರೋಮೌ ಮಲಿನೋಲ್ಬಣೌ ಚ ಕ್ಲೇಶಂ ದಧಾತೇ ವಿಷಮೌ ಚ ಕರ್ಣೌ ।
ಸ್ಥೂಲಾಃ ಕರಾಲಾ ವಿಷಮಾಶ್ಚ ದನ್ತಾಃ ಕ್ಲೇಶಾಯ ಚೌರ್ಯಾಯ ಚ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮಾಂಸಾಃ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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