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.

स्नेहो मृदुत्वं बहुवालता वैशद्यमल्पास्थिनिबन्धनत्वम् ।
शौक्ल्यं च तासां गुणसम्पदुक्ता विद्धाल्पलुप्तानि न शोभनानि ॥ २ ॥
[वालता च । तेषां]

sneho mṛdutvaṃ bahuvālatā vaiśadyamalpāsthinibandhanatvam |
śauklyaṃ ca tāsāṃ guṇasampaduktā viddhālpaluptāni na śobhanāni || 2 ||
[vālatā ca | teṣāṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 71.2 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 (71.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sneha, Mridutva, Bahu, Vala, Tas, Vaishadya, Alpasthi, Bandhana, Tva, Yushmad, Shauklya, Ukta, Viddha, Alpa, Lupta, Shobhana, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 71.2). 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: “sneho mṛdutvaṃ bahuvālatā vaiśadyamalpāsthinibandhanatvam
  • sneho* -
  • sneha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛdutvam -
  • mṛdutva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vāla -
  • vāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaiśadyam -
  • vaiśadya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • alpāsthini -
  • alpāsthi (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bandhana -
  • bandhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śauklyaṃ ca tāsāṃ guṇasampaduktā viddhālpaluptāni na śobhanāni || 2 |
  • śauklyam -
  • śauklya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • guṇasampad -
  • guṇasampad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • uktā* -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • viddhā -
  • viddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vidh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vidh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vidh class 6 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
    vyadh -> viddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
    vyadh -> viddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vyadh class 4 verb]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • luptāni -
  • lupta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    lup -> lupta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √lup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √lup class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √lup class 6 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śobhanāni -
  • śobhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 2
  • Line 3: “[vālatā ca
  • vāla -
  • vāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 71.2

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 71.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನೇಹೋ ಮೃದುತ್ವಂ ಬಹುವಾಲತಾ ವೈಶದ್ಯಮಲ್ಪಾಸ್ಥಿನಿಬನ್ಧನತ್ವಮ್ ।
ಶೌಕ್ಲ್ಯಂ ಚ ತಾಸಾಂ ಗುಣಸಮ್ಪದುಕ್ತಾ ವಿದ್ಧಾಲ್ಪಲುಪ್ತಾನಿ ನ ಶೋಭನಾನಿ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ವಾಲತಾ ಚ । ತೇಷಾಂ]

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 71.2 in Gujarati sript:
સ્નેહો મૃદુત્વં બહુવાલતા વૈશદ્યમલ્પાસ્થિનિબન્ધનત્વમ્ ।
શૌક્લ્યં ચ તાસાં ગુણસમ્પદુક્તા વિદ્ધાલ્પલુપ્તાનિ ન શોભનાનિ ॥ ૨ ॥
[વાલતા ચ । તેષાં]

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 71.2 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನೇಹೋ ಮೃದುತ್ವಂ ಬಹುವಾಲತಾ ವೈಶದ್ಯಮಲ್ಪಾಸ್ಥಿನಿಬನ್ಧನತ್ವಮ್ ।
ಶೌಕ್ಲ್ಯಂ ಚ ತಾಸಾಂ ಗುಣಸಮ್ಪದುಕ್ತಾ ವಿದ್ಧಾಲ್ಪಲುಪ್ತಾನಿ ನ ಶೋಭನಾನಿ ॥ ೨ ॥
[ವಾಲತಾ ಚ । ತೇಷಾಂ]

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