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.

शशी जन्मन्यन्नप्रवरशयनाच्छादनकरो द्वितीये मानार्थान् ग्लपयति सविघ्नश्च भवति ।
तृतीये वस्त्रस्त्रीधनविजय सौख्यानि लभते चतुर्थेऽविश्वासः शिखरिणि भुजङ्गेन सदृशः ॥ ८ ॥
[मानार्थौ । निचय]

śaśī janmanyannapravaraśayanācchādanakaro dvitīye mānārthān glapayati savighnaśca bhavati |
tṛtīye vastrastrīdhanavijaya saukhyāni labhate caturthe'viśvāsaḥ śikhariṇi bhujaṅgena sadṛśaḥ || 8 ||
[mānārthau | nicaya]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 103.8 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 (103.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shashi, Shashin, Janman, Anna, Pravara, Shayana, Shadana, Karas, Kara, Dvitiya, Mana, Artha, Gla, Payat, Ghna, Han, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tritiya, Vastra, Stridhana, Vijaya, Saukhya, Labhat, Caturtha, Avishvasa, Shikharini, Shikharin, Bhujanga, Sadrish, Sadrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 103.8). 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: “śaśī janmanyannapravaraśayanācchādanakaro dvitīye mānārthān glapayati savighnaśca bhavati
  • śaśī -
  • śaśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • janmanya -
  • janman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • anna -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravara -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śayanācch -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śādana -
  • śādana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śādana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karo* -
  • karas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvitīye -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dvitīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mānā -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthān -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • gla -
  • gla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • payati -
  • pay -> payat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pay class 1 verb]
    pay -> payat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √pay class 1 verb]
    pi -> payat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pi class 1 verb]
    pi -> payat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √pi class 1 verb]
    -> payat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> payat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    pay (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    pi (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • savi -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ghnaś -
  • ghna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “tṛtīye vastrastrīdhanavijaya saukhyāni labhate caturthe'viśvāsaḥ śikhariṇi bhujaṅgena sadṛśaḥ || 8 |
  • tṛtīye -
  • tṛtīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    tṛtīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tṛtīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vastra -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • strīdhana -
  • strīdhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijaya -
  • vijaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saukhyāni -
  • saukhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • labhate -
  • labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • caturthe' -
  • caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caturtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aviśvāsaḥ -
  • aviśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śikhariṇi -
  • śikhariṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śikharin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śikharin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhujaṅgena -
  • bhujaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhujaṅga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sadṛśaḥ -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 8
  • Line 3: “[mānārthau
  • mānā -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthau -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 103.8

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 103.8 in Kannada sript:
ಶಶೀ ಜನ್ಮನ್ಯನ್ನಪ್ರವರಶಯನಾಚ್ಛಾದನಕರೋ ದ್ವಿತೀಯೇ ಮಾನಾರ್ಥಾನ್ ಗ್ಲಪಯತಿ ಸವಿಘ್ನಶ್ಚ ಭವತಿ ।
ತೃತೀಯೇ ವಸ್ತ್ರಸ್ತ್ರೀಧನವಿಜಯ ಸೌಖ್ಯಾನಿ ಲಭತೇ ಚತುರ್ಥೇಽವಿಶ್ವಾಸಃ ಶಿಖರಿಣಿ ಭುಜಙ್ಗೇನ ಸದೃಶಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
[ಮಾನಾರ್ಥೌ । ನಿಚಯ]

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 103.8 in Gujarati sript:
શશી જન્મન્યન્નપ્રવરશયનાચ્છાદનકરો દ્વિતીયે માનાર્થાન્ ગ્લપયતિ સવિઘ્નશ્ચ ભવતિ ।
તૃતીયે વસ્ત્રસ્ત્રીધનવિજય સૌખ્યાનિ લભતે ચતુર્થેઽવિશ્વાસઃ શિખરિણિ ભુજઙ્ગેન સદૃશઃ ॥ ૮ ॥
[માનાર્થૌ । નિચય]

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 103.8 in Kannada sript:
ಶಶೀ ಜನ್ಮನ್ಯನ್ನಪ್ರವರಶಯನಾಚ್ಛಾದನಕರೋ ದ್ವಿತೀಯೇ ಮಾನಾರ್ಥಾನ್ ಗ್ಲಪಯತಿ ಸವಿಘ್ನಶ್ಚ ಭವತಿ ।
ತೃತೀಯೇ ವಸ್ತ್ರಸ್ತ್ರೀಧನವಿಜಯ ಸೌಖ್ಯಾನಿ ಲಭತೇ ಚತುರ್ಥೇಽವಿಶ್ವಾಸಃ ಶಿಖರಿಣಿ ಭುಜಙ್ಗೇನ ಸದೃಶಃ ॥ ೮ ॥
[ಮಾನಾರ್ಥೌ । ನಿಚಯ]

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