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Brihat-samhita [sanskrit]
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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.
Chapter 73 - strīpraśamsādhyāyaḥ [strīpraśamsa-adhyāya]
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jaye dharitryāḥ purameva sāraṃ pure gṛhaṃ sadmani caikadeśaḥ |
tatrāpi śayyā śayane varā strī ratnojjvalā rājyasukhasya sāraḥ || 1 ||
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ratnāni vibhūṣayanti yoṣā bhūṣyante vanitā na ratnakāntyā |
ceto vinatā harantyaratnā no ratnāni vināṅganāṅgasaṅgam || 2 ||
[saṅgāt]
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ākāraṃ vinigūhatāṃ ripubalaṃ jetuṃ samuttiṣṭhatāṃ tantraṃ cintayatāṃ kṛtākṛtaśatavyāpāraśākhākulam |
mantriproktaniṣeviṇāṃ kṣitibhujāmāśaṅkināṃ sarvato dhuḥkhāmbhonidhivartināṃ sukhalavaḥ kāntāsamāliṅganam || 3 ||
[niseviṇām | niṣevinām]
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śrutaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ spṛṣṭaṃ smṛtamapi nṛṇāṃ hlādajananaṃ na ratnaṃ strībhyo'nyatkva cidapi kṛtaṃ lokapatinā |
tadarthaṃ dharmārthau sutaviṣayasaukhyāni ca tato gṛhe lakṣmyo mānyāḥ satatamabalā mānavibhavaiḥ || 4 ||
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ye'pyaṅganānāṃ pravadanti doṣānvairāgyamārgeṇa guṇānvihāya |
te durjanā me manaso vitarkaḥ sadbhāvavākyāni na tāni teṣām || 5 ||
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prabrūta satyaṃ karato'ṅganānāṃ doṣo'sti yo nācarito manuṣyaiḥ |
dhārṣṭyena pumbhiḥ pramadā nirastā guṇādhikāstā manunātra coktam || 6 ||
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somastāsāmadācchaucaṃ gandharvaḥ śikṣitāṃ giram |
agniśca sarvabhakṣitvaṃ tasmānniṣkasamāḥ striyaḥ || 7 ||
[gandharvāḥ]
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brāhmaṇāḥ pādato medhyā gāvo medhyāśca pṛṣṭhataḥ |
ajāśvā mukhato medhyāḥ striyo medhyāstu sarvataḥ || 8 ||
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striyaḥ pavitramatulaṃ naitā duṣyanti karhi cit |
māsi māsi rajo hyāsāṃ duṣkṛtānyapakarṣati || 9 ||
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jāmayo yāni gehāni śapantyapratipūjitāḥ |
tāni kṛtyāhatānīva vinaśyanti samantataḥ || 10 ||
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jāyā vā syājjanitrī vā sambhavaḥ strīkṛto nṛṇām |
he kṛtaghnāś tayornindāṃ kurvatāṃ vaḥ kutaḥ śubham || 11 ||
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dampatyorvyutkrame doṣaḥ samaḥ śāstre pratiṣṭhitaḥ |
narā na samavekṣante tenātra varamaṅganāḥ || 12 ||
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bahirlomnā tu ṣaṇmāsānveṣṭitaḥ kharacarmaṇā |
dārātikramaṇe bhikṣāṃ dehītyuktvā viśudhyati || 13 ||
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na śatenāpi varṣāṇāmapaiti madanāśayaḥ |
tatra aśaktyā nirvartante narā dhairyeṇa yoṣitaḥ || 14 ||
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aho dhārṣṭyamasādhūnāṃ nindatāmanaghāḥ striyaḥ |
muṣṇatāmiva caurāṇāṃ tiṣṭha caureti jalpatām || 15 ||
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puruṣaścaṭulāni kāminīnāṃ kurute yāni raho na tāni paścāt |
sukṛtajñatayāṅganā gatāsūnavagūhya praviśanti saptajihvam || 16 ||
[cātulāni | caṭulāni]
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strīratnabhogo'sti narasya yasya niḥsvo'pi sāmpratyavanīsvaro asau |
rājyasya sāro'śanamaṅganāśca tṛṣṇānaloddīpanadāru śeṣam || 17 ||
[svaṃ pratyavanīsvaro | māṃ pratyava]
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kāminīṃ prathamayauvanānvitāṃ mandavalgumṛdupīḍitasvanām |
utstanīṃ samavalambya yā ratiḥ sā na dhātṛbhavane'sti me matiḥ || 18 ||
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tatra devamunisiddhacāraṇairmānyamānapitṛsevyasevanāt |
brūta dhātṛbhavane'sti kiṃ sukhaṃ yad rahaḥ samavalambya na striyam || 19 ||
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ābrahmakīṭāntamidaṃ nibaddhaṃ puṃstrīprayogeṇa jagatsamastam |
vrīḍātra kā yatra caturmukhatvamīśo'pi lobhādgamito yuvatyāḥ || 20 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the strīpraśamsādhyāyaḥ [strīpraśamsa-adhyāya]
Brihata Samhita (Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation)
by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)
Title: बृहत्संहिता (संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद); Author: वराह मिहिर (Varaha Mihir); Publisher: Chaukhambha Vidya Bhawan
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Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;
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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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Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.
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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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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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Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)
Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.
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Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
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Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
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