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.

नैरृत्यां स्त्रीलाभस्तुरगालङ्कारदूतलेखाप्तिः ।
परतोऽस्य चर्मतत्शिल्पिदर्शनं चर्ममयलब्धिः ॥ ८ ॥

nairṛtyāṃ strīlābhasturagālaṅkāradūtalekhāptiḥ |
parato'sya carmatatśilpidarśanaṃ carmamayalabdhiḥ || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 86.8 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 (86.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nairriti, Nairritya, Stri, Labha, Turaga, Alankara, Duta, Lekha, Apti, Paratah, Idam, Carma, Carman, Tat, Tad, Shilpi, Shilpin, Darshana, Carmamaya, Labdhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 86.8). 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: “nairṛtyāṃ strīlābhasturagālaṅkāradūtalekhāptiḥ
  • nairṛtyām -
  • nairṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nairṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • lābhas -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • turagā -
  • turaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alaṅkāra -
  • alaṅkāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alaṅkāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dūta -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lekhā -
  • lekha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lekhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    lakh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • āptiḥ -
  • āpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “parato'sya carmatatśilpidarśanaṃ carmamayalabdhiḥ
  • parato' -
  • parataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • carma -
  • carma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śilpi -
  • śilpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • darśanam -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • carmamaya -
  • carmamaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carmamaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labdhiḥ -
  • labdhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 86.8

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 86.8 in Kannada sript:
ನೈರೃತ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಾಭಸ್ತುರಗಾಲಙ್ಕಾರದೂತಲೇಖಾಪ್ತಿಃ ।
ಪರತೋಽಸ್ಯ ಚರ್ಮತತ್ಶಿಲ್ಪಿದರ್ಶನಂ ಚರ್ಮಮಯಲಬ್ಧಿಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 86.8 in Gujarati sript:
નૈરૃત્યાં સ્ત્રીલાભસ્તુરગાલઙ્કારદૂતલેખાપ્તિઃ ।
પરતોઽસ્ય ચર્મતત્શિલ્પિદર્શનં ચર્મમયલબ્ધિઃ ॥ ૮ ॥

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 86.8 in Kannada sript:
ನೈರೃತ್ಯಾಂ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಾಭಸ್ತುರಗಾಲಙ್ಕಾರದೂತಲೇಖಾಪ್ತಿಃ ।
ಪರತೋಽಸ್ಯ ಚರ್ಮತತ್ಶಿಲ್ಪಿದರ್ಶನಂ ಚರ್ಮಮಯಲಬ್ಧಿಃ ॥ ೮ ॥

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