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.

स्त्रीणां विकल्पा बृहती कुमारी व्यङ्गा विगन्धा त्वथ नीलवस्त्रा ।
कुस्त्री प्रदीर्घा विधवा च ताश्च संयोगचिन्ता परिवेदिकाः स्युः ॥ ७९ ॥

strīṇāṃ vikalpā bṛhatī kumārī vyaṅgā vigandhā tvatha nīlavastrā |
kustrī pradīrghā vidhavā ca tāśca saṃyogacintā parivedikāḥ syuḥ || 79 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 85.79 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 (85.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stri, Vikalpa, Brihat, Brihati, Kumari, Kumarin, Vyanga, Vigandha, Yushmad, Han, Nilavastra, Kustri, Pradirgha, Vidhava, Tas, Samyoga, Cinta, Parivedin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 85.79). 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: “strīṇāṃ vikalpā bṛhatī kumārī vyaṅgā vigandhā tvatha nīlavastrā
  • strīṇām -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vikalpā* -
  • vikalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bṛhatī -
  • bṛhatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [compound from √bṛh]
    bṛhat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bṛh], [vocative dual from √bṛh], [accusative dual from √bṛh]
    bṛh -> bṛhatī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bṛh]
  • kumārī -
  • kumārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kumārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kumārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vyaṅgā* -
  • vyaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vyaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vigandhā -
  • vigandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvat -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nīlavastrā -
  • nīlavastrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kustrī pradīrghā vidhavā ca tāśca saṃyogacintā parivedikāḥ syuḥ
  • kustrī -
  • kustrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • pradīrghā* -
  • pradīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pradīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidhavā -
  • vidhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāś -
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃyoga -
  • saṃyoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cintā -
  • cintā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • parivedi -
  • parivedin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    parivedin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kāḥ -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syuḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 85.79

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 85.79 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಣಾಂ ವಿಕಲ್ಪಾ ಬೃಹತೀ ಕುಮಾರೀ ವ್ಯಙ್ಗಾ ವಿಗನ್ಧಾ ತ್ವಥ ನೀಲವಸ್ತ್ರಾ ।
ಕುಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಪ್ರದೀರ್ಘಾ ವಿಧವಾ ಚ ತಾಶ್ಚ ಸಂಯೋಗಚಿನ್ತಾ ಪರಿವೇದಿಕಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ॥ ೭೯ ॥

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 85.79 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રીણાં વિકલ્પા બૃહતી કુમારી વ્યઙ્ગા વિગન્ધા ત્વથ નીલવસ્ત્રા ।
કુસ્ત્રી પ્રદીર્ઘા વિધવા ચ તાશ્ચ સંયોગચિન્તા પરિવેદિકાઃ સ્યુઃ ॥ ૭૯ ॥

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 85.79 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಣಾಂ ವಿಕಲ್ಪಾ ಬೃಹತೀ ಕುಮಾರೀ ವ್ಯಙ್ಗಾ ವಿಗನ್ಧಾ ತ್ವಥ ನೀಲವಸ್ತ್ರಾ ।
ಕುಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಪ್ರದೀರ್ಘಾ ವಿಧವಾ ಚ ತಾಶ್ಚ ಸಂಯೋಗಚಿನ್ತಾ ಪರಿವೇದಿಕಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ॥ ೭೯ ॥

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