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.

चारवशाद्द्वितीयगृहगे दिनकरतनये रूपसुखापवर्जिततनुर्विगतमदबलः ।
अन्यगुणैः कृतं वसुचयम् तदपि खलु भवत्यम्ब्विव वंशपत्रपतितं न बहु न च चिरम् ॥ ४० ॥

cāravaśāddvitīyagṛhage dinakaratanaye rūpasukhāpavarjitatanurvigatamadabalaḥ |
anyaguṇaiḥ kṛtaṃ vasucayam tadapi khalu bhavatyambviva vaṃśapatrapatitaṃ na bahu na ca ciram || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 103.40 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 (103.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cara, Vasha, Dvitiya, Dinakaratanaya, Rupa, Sukhapa, Varjita, Tanu, Tanus, Vigata, Ada, Bala, Ani, Anya, Aguna, Krit, Krita, Vasu, Caya, Tad, Tat, Api, Khalu, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Ambu, Iva, Vamshapatrapatita, Bahu, Ciram, Cira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 103.40). 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: “cāravaśāddvitīyagṛhage dinakaratanaye rūpasukhāpavarjitatanurvigatamadabalaḥ
  • cāra -
  • cāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaśād -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • dvitīya -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvitīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛha -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • 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]
  • dinakaratanaye -
  • dinakaratanaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sukhāpa -
  • sukhāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukhāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varjita -
  • varjita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varjita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanur -
  • tanus (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vigatam -
  • vigata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vigata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vigatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ada -
  • ada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • balaḥ -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “anyaguṇaiḥ kṛtaṃ vasucayam tadapi khalu bhavatyambviva vaṃśapatrapatitaṃ na bahu na ca ciram
  • anya -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • aguṇaiḥ -
  • aguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • vasu -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vasu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vasū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • cayam -
  • caya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavatya -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • ambvi -
  • ambu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ambu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ambu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaṃśapatrapatitam -
  • vaṃśapatrapatita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaṃśapatrapatita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 103.40

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 103.40 in Kannada sript:
ಚಾರವಶಾದ್ದ್ವಿತೀಯಗೃಹಗೇ ದಿನಕರತನಯೇ ರೂಪಸುಖಾಪವರ್ಜಿತತನುರ್ವಿಗತಮದಬಲಃ ।
ಅನ್ಯಗುಣೈಃ ಕೃತಂ ವಸುಚಯಮ್ ತದಪಿ ಖಲು ಭವತ್ಯಮ್ಬ್ವಿವ ವಂಶಪತ್ರಪತಿತಂ ನ ಬಹು ನ ಚ ಚಿರಮ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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 103.40 in Gujarati sript:
ચારવશાદ્દ્વિતીયગૃહગે દિનકરતનયે રૂપસુખાપવર્જિતતનુર્વિગતમદબલઃ ।
અન્યગુણૈઃ કૃતં વસુચયમ્ તદપિ ખલુ ભવત્યમ્બ્વિવ વંશપત્રપતિતં ન બહુ ન ચ ચિરમ્ ॥ ૪૦ ॥

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 103.40 in Kannada sript:
ಚಾರವಶಾದ್ದ್ವಿತೀಯಗೃಹಗೇ ದಿನಕರತನಯೇ ರೂಪಸುಖಾಪವರ್ಜಿತತನುರ್ವಿಗತಮದಬಲಃ ।
ಅನ್ಯಗುಣೈಃ ಕೃತಂ ವಸುಚಯಮ್ ತದಪಿ ಖಲು ಭವತ್ಯಮ್ಬ್ವಿವ ವಂಶಪತ್ರಪತಿತಂ ನ ಬಹು ನ ಚ ಚಿರಮ್ ॥ ೪೦ ॥

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