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.

जामयो यानि गेहानि शपन्त्यप्रतिपूजिताः ।
तानि कृत्याहतानीव विनश्यन्ति समन्ततः ॥ १० ॥

jāmayo yāni gehāni śapantyapratipūjitāḥ |
tāni kṛtyāhatānīva vinaśyanti samantataḥ || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 73.10 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 (73.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jami, Yani, Yat, Geha, Shapat, Shapanti, Aprati, Pujita, Tad, Tani, Krityahata, Iva, Vina, Shyat, Shyanti, Samantatah, Samantatas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 73.10). 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: “jāmayo yāni gehāni śapantyapratipūjitāḥ
  • jāmayo* -
  • jāmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jāmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • gehāni -
  • geha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śapantya -
  • śap -> śapat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śap class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śap class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śap class 1 verb]
    śap -> śapantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śap class 1 verb]
    śap (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • aprati -
  • aprati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aprati (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aprati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pūjitāḥ -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pūjitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “tāni kṛtyāhatānīva vinaśyanti samantataḥ
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛtyāhatānī -
  • kṛtyāhata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vina -
  • vina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyanti -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [present active third plural]
  • samantataḥ -
  • samantataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samantatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 73.10

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 73.10 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾಮಯೋ ಯಾನಿ ಗೇಹಾನಿ ಶಪನ್ತ್ಯಪ್ರತಿಪೂಜಿತಾಃ ।
ತಾನಿ ಕೃತ್ಯಾಹತಾನೀವ ವಿನಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 73.10 in Gujarati sript:
જામયો યાનિ ગેહાનિ શપન્ત્યપ્રતિપૂજિતાઃ ।
તાનિ કૃત્યાહતાનીવ વિનશ્યન્તિ સમન્તતઃ ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 73.10 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾಮಯೋ ಯಾನಿ ಗೇಹಾನಿ ಶಪನ್ತ್ಯಪ್ರತಿಪೂಜಿತಾಃ ।
ತಾನಿ ಕೃತ್ಯಾಹತಾನೀವ ವಿನಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಸಮನ್ತತಃ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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