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.

वामं जिघ्रेज्जानु वित्तागमाय स्त्रीभिः साकं विग्रहो दक्षिणं चेत् ।
ऊरुं वामं चेन्द्रियार्थोपभोगः सव्यं जिघ्रेदिष्टमित्रैर्विरोधः ॥ ११ ॥
[उपभोगाः]

vāmaṃ jighrejjānu vittāgamāya strībhiḥ sākaṃ vigraho dakṣiṇaṃ cet |
ūruṃ vāmaṃ cendriyārthopabhogaḥ savyaṃ jighrediṣṭamitrairvirodhaḥ || 11 ||
[upabhogāḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 88.11 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 (88.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vamam, Vama, Vittagama, Stri, Sakam, Saka, Vigraha, Dakshina, Uru, Indriyartha, Upabhoga, Savya, Ishta, Mitra, Virodha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 88.11). 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: “vāmaṃ jighrejjānu vittāgamāya strībhiḥ sākaṃ vigraho dakṣiṇaṃ cet
  • vāmam -
  • vāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse jighrejjānu*vi
  • vittāgamāya -
  • vittāgama (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • strībhiḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sākam -
  • sākam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vigraho* -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dakṣiṇam -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse cet
  • Line 2: “ūruṃ vāmaṃ cendriyārthopabhogaḥ savyaṃ jighrediṣṭamitrairvirodhaḥ || 11 |
  • ūrum -
  • ūru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vāmam -
  • vāmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vāma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indriyārtho -
  • indriyārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indriyārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upabhogaḥ -
  • upabhoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • savyam -
  • savya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    savya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    savyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb], [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]
    su -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [accusative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb], [accusative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> savya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> savya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • jighred -
  • ghrā (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • iṣṭa -
  • iṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
    yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
  • mitrair -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • virodhaḥ -
  • virodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 11

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 88.11

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 88.11 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಮಂ ಜಿಘ್ರೇಜ್ಜಾನು ವಿತ್ತಾಗಮಾಯ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಭಿಃ ಸಾಕಂ ವಿಗ್ರಹೋ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಂ ಚೇತ್ ।
ಊರುಂ ವಾಮಂ ಚೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾರ್ಥೋಪಭೋಗಃ ಸವ್ಯಂ ಜಿಘ್ರೇದಿಷ್ಟಮಿತ್ರೈರ್ವಿರೋಧಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥
[ಉಪಭೋಗಾಃ]

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 88.11 in Gujarati sript:
વામં જિઘ્રેજ્જાનુ વિત્તાગમાય સ્ત્રીભિઃ સાકં વિગ્રહો દક્ષિણં ચેત્ ।
ઊરું વામં ચેન્દ્રિયાર્થોપભોગઃ સવ્યં જિઘ્રેદિષ્ટમિત્રૈર્વિરોધઃ ॥ ૧૧ ॥
[ઉપભોગાઃ]

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 88.11 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಮಂ ಜಿಘ್ರೇಜ್ಜಾನು ವಿತ್ತಾಗಮಾಯ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಭಿಃ ಸಾಕಂ ವಿಗ್ರಹೋ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಂ ಚೇತ್ ।
ಊರುಂ ವಾಮಂ ಚೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಾರ್ಥೋಪಭೋಗಃ ಸವ್ಯಂ ಜಿಘ್ರೇದಿಷ್ಟಮಿತ್ರೈರ್ವಿರೋಧಃ ॥ ೧೧ ॥
[ಉಪಭೋಗಾಃ]

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