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.

वर्णप्रसादं वदनस्य कान्तिं वैशद्यमास्यस्य सुगन्धितां च ।
संसेवितुः श्रोत्रसुखां च वाचं कुर्वन्ति काष्ठान्यसकृद्भवानाम् ॥ ३४ ॥

varṇaprasādaṃ vadanasya kāntiṃ vaiśadyamāsyasya sugandhitāṃ ca |
saṃsevituḥ śrotrasukhāṃ ca vācaṃ kurvanti kāṣṭhānyasakṛdbhavānām || 34 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 76.34 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 (76.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Varna, Varnan, Prasada, Vadana, Kanti, Vaishadya, Asya, Sugandhita, Samsevitri, Shrotrasukha, Vac, Vaca, Kurvat, Kashtha, Asakridbhava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 76.34). 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: “varṇaprasādaṃ vadanasya kāntiṃ vaiśadyamāsyasya sugandhitāṃ ca
  • varṇa -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prasādam -
  • prasāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vadanasya -
  • vadana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kāntim -
  • kānti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vaiśadyam -
  • vaiśadya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āsyasya -
  • āsya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    āsya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    ās -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √ās]
    ās -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √ās]
    as -> āsya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √as]
    as -> āsya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √as]
  • sugandhitām -
  • sugandhitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃsevituḥ śrotrasukhāṃ ca vācaṃ kurvanti kāṣṭhānyasakṛdbhavānām
  • saṃsevituḥ -
  • saṃsevitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śrotrasukhām -
  • śrotrasukhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vācam -
  • vācā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vāca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāc (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • kāṣṭhānya -
  • kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • asakṛdbhavānām -
  • asakṛdbhava (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 76.34

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 76.34 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಣಪ್ರಸಾದಂ ವದನಸ್ಯ ಕಾನ್ತಿಂ ವೈಶದ್ಯಮಾಸ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಸುಗನ್ಧಿತಾಂ ಚ ।
ಸಂಸೇವಿತುಃ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಸುಖಾಂ ಚ ವಾಚಂ ಕುರ್ವನ್ತಿ ಕಾಷ್ಠಾನ್ಯಸಕೃದ್ಭವಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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 76.34 in Gujarati sript:
વર્ણપ્રસાદં વદનસ્ય કાન્તિં વૈશદ્યમાસ્યસ્ય સુગન્ધિતાં ચ ।
સંસેવિતુઃ શ્રોત્રસુખાં ચ વાચં કુર્વન્તિ કાષ્ઠાન્યસકૃદ્ભવાનામ્ ॥ ૩૪ ॥

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 76.34 in Kannada sript:
ವರ್ಣಪ್ರಸಾದಂ ವದನಸ್ಯ ಕಾನ್ತಿಂ ವೈಶದ್ಯಮಾಸ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಸುಗನ್ಧಿತಾಂ ಚ ।
ಸಂಸೇವಿತುಃ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಸುಖಾಂ ಚ ವಾಚಂ ಕುರ್ವನ್ತಿ ಕಾಷ್ಠಾನ್ಯಸಕೃದ್ಭವಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೩೪ ॥

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