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.

कर्मप्राप्तिर्दशमेऽर्थक्षयश्च विद्याकीर्त्योः परिहानिश्च सौरे ।
तैक्ष्ण्यं लाभे परयोषार्थलाभश्च अन्त्ये प्राप्नोत्यपि शोकोर्मिमालाम् ॥ ४५ ॥
[लाभा । अन्ते]

karmaprāptirdaśame'rthakṣayaśca vidyākīrtyoḥ parihāniśca saure |
taikṣṇyaṃ lābhe parayoṣārthalābhaśca antye prāpnotyapi śokormimālām || 45 ||
[lābhā | ante]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 103.45 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 (103.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karman, Prapti, Dashama, Artha, Kshaya, Kshi, Vidyakirti, Parihani, Saura, Sauri, Taikshnya, Labha, Para, Usha, Ush, Arthalabha, Antya, Pra, Api, Shoka, Urmimala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 103.45). 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: “karmaprāptirdaśame'rthakṣayaśca vidyākīrtyoḥ parihāniśca saure
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prāptir -
  • prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśame' -
  • daśama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daśama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣayaś -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyākīrtyoḥ -
  • vidyākīrti (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    vidyākīrti (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • parihāniś -
  • parihāni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saure -
  • saura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sauri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “taikṣṇyaṃ lābhe parayoṣārthalābhaśca antye prāpnotyapi śokormimālām || 45 |
  • taikṣṇyam -
  • taikṣṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • lābhe -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lābhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • parayo -
  • parā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uṣā -
  • uṣā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    uṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthalābhaś -
  • arthalābha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antye -
  • antya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    antya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpnotya -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śoko -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śokā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ūrmimālām -
  • ūrmimālā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 45
  • Line 3: “[lābhā
  • lābhā -
  • lābhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 103.45

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 103.45 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಮಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿರ್ದಶಮೇಽರ್ಥಕ್ಷಯಶ್ಚ ವಿದ್ಯಾಕೀರ್ತ್ಯೋಃ ಪರಿಹಾನಿಶ್ಚ ಸೌರೇ ।
ತೈಕ್ಷ್ಣ್ಯಂ ಲಾಭೇ ಪರಯೋಷಾರ್ಥಲಾಭಶ್ಚ ಅನ್ತ್ಯೇ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತ್ಯಪಿ ಶೋಕೋರ್ಮಿಮಾಲಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೫ ॥
[ಲಾಭಾ । ಅನ್ತೇ]

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 103.45 in Gujarati sript:
કર્મપ્રાપ્તિર્દશમેઽર્થક્ષયશ્ચ વિદ્યાકીર્ત્યોઃ પરિહાનિશ્ચ સૌરે ।
તૈક્ષ્ણ્યં લાભે પરયોષાર્થલાભશ્ચ અન્ત્યે પ્રાપ્નોત્યપિ શોકોર્મિમાલામ્ ॥ ૪૫ ॥
[લાભા । અન્તે]

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 103.45 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಮಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿರ್ದಶಮೇಽರ್ಥಕ್ಷಯಶ್ಚ ವಿದ್ಯಾಕೀರ್ತ್ಯೋಃ ಪರಿಹಾನಿಶ್ಚ ಸೌರೇ ।
ತೈಕ್ಷ್ಣ್ಯಂ ಲಾಭೇ ಪರಯೋಷಾರ್ಥಲಾಭಶ್ಚ ಅನ್ತ್ಯೇ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತ್ಯಪಿ ಶೋಕೋರ್ಮಿಮಾಲಾಮ್ ॥ ೪೫ ॥
[ಲಾಭಾ । ಅನ್ತೇ]

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