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.

सोमस्तासामदाच्छौचं गन्धर्वः शिक्षितां गिरम् ।
अग्निश्च सर्वभक्षित्वं तस्मान्निष्कसमाः स्त्रियः ॥ ७ ॥
[गन्धर्वाः]

somastāsāmadācchaucaṃ gandharvaḥ śikṣitāṃ giram |
agniśca sarvabhakṣitvaṃ tasmānniṣkasamāḥ striyaḥ || 7 ||
[gandharvāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 73.7 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 (73.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Soma, Ada, Shauca, Gandharva, Shikshita, Gir, Gira, Agni, Sarvabhakshin, Sarvabhakshi, Tva, Yushmad, Tasmat, Tad, Nishka, Sama, Stri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 73.7). 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: “somastāsāmadācchaucaṃ gandharvaḥ śikṣitāṃ giram
  • somas -
  • soma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tāsām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • adācch -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [aorist active third single]
  • śaucam -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gandharvaḥ -
  • gandharvas (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    gandharva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śikṣitām -
  • śikṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śikṣ -> śikṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śikṣ]
    śak -> śikṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √śak]
  • giram -
  • gira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    girā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gir (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    gir (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “agniśca sarvabhakṣitvaṃ tasmānniṣkasamāḥ striyaḥ || 7 |
  • agniś -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvabhakṣi -
  • sarvabhakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sarvabhakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sarvabhakṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sarvabhakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sarvabhakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tasmān -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • niṣka -
  • niṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • striyaḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 7

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 73.7

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 73.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಮಸ್ತಾಸಾಮದಾಚ್ಛೌಚಂ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಃ ಶಿಕ್ಷಿತಾಂ ಗಿರಮ್ ।
ಅಗ್ನಿಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಭಕ್ಷಿತ್ವಂ ತಸ್ಮಾನ್ನಿಷ್ಕಸಮಾಃ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೭ ॥
[ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಃ]

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 73.7 in Gujarati sript:
સોમસ્તાસામદાચ્છૌચં ગન્ધર્વઃ શિક્ષિતાં ગિરમ્ ।
અગ્નિશ્ચ સર્વભક્ષિત્વં તસ્માન્નિષ્કસમાઃ સ્ત્રિયઃ ॥ ૭ ॥
[ગન્ધર્વાઃ]

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 73.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸೋಮಸ್ತಾಸಾಮದಾಚ್ಛೌಚಂ ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಃ ಶಿಕ್ಷಿತಾಂ ಗಿರಮ್ ।
ಅಗ್ನಿಶ್ಚ ಸರ್ವಭಕ್ಷಿತ್ವಂ ತಸ್ಮಾನ್ನಿಷ್ಕಸಮಾಃ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಃ ॥ ೭ ॥
[ಗನ್ಧರ್ವಾಃ]

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