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.

चतुर्थगे स्वजनकुटुम्बवृद्धयो धनागमो भवति च शीतरश्मिजे ।
सुतस्थिते तनयकलत्रविग्रहो निषेवते न च रुचिरामपि स्त्रियम् ॥ २१ ॥

caturthage svajanakuṭumbavṛddhayo dhanāgamo bhavati ca śītaraśmije |
sutasthite tanayakalatravigraho niṣevate na ca rucirāmapi striyam || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 103.21 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 (103.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturtha, Svajana, Kutumba, Vriddhi, Dhanagama, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Shitarashmija, Suta, Sthita, Sthiti, Tanaya, Kalatra, Vigraha, Nisheva, Tad, Yushmad, Rucira, Api, Stri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 103.21). 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: “caturthage svajanakuṭumbavṛddhayo dhanāgamo bhavati ca śītaraśmije
  • caturtha -
  • caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ge -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svajana -
  • svajana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṭumba -
  • kuṭumba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṭumba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛddhayo* -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dhanāgamo* -
  • dhanāgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śītaraśmije -
  • śītaraśmija (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sutasthite tanayakalatravigraho niṣevate na ca rucirāmapi striyam
  • suta -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • sthite -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • tanaya -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tanaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kalatra -
  • kalatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vigraho* -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niṣeva -
  • niṣeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣeva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rucirām -
  • rucirā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • striyam -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 103.21

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 103.21 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುರ್ಥಗೇ ಸ್ವಜನಕುಟುಮ್ಬವೃದ್ಧಯೋ ಧನಾಗಮೋ ಭವತಿ ಚ ಶೀತರಶ್ಮಿಜೇ ।
ಸುತಸ್ಥಿತೇ ತನಯಕಲತ್ರವಿಗ್ರಹೋ ನಿಷೇವತೇ ನ ಚ ರುಚಿರಾಮಪಿ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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 103.21 in Gujarati sript:
ચતુર્થગે સ્વજનકુટુમ્બવૃદ્ધયો ધનાગમો ભવતિ ચ શીતરશ્મિજે ।
સુતસ્થિતે તનયકલત્રવિગ્રહો નિષેવતે ન ચ રુચિરામપિ સ્ત્રિયમ્ ॥ ૨૧ ॥

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 103.21 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುರ್ಥಗೇ ಸ್ವಜನಕುಟುಮ್ಬವೃದ್ಧಯೋ ಧನಾಗಮೋ ಭವತಿ ಚ ಶೀತರಶ್ಮಿಜೇ ।
ಸುತಸ್ಥಿತೇ ತನಯಕಲತ್ರವಿಗ್ರಹೋ ನಿಷೇವತೇ ನ ಚ ರುಚಿರಾಮಪಿ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ ೨೧ ॥

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