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.

म्लेच्छान्विदिक्स्थितो यायिनश्च हन्याद्धुताशसक्तांश्च ।
सलिलचरदन्तिघाती याम्येनोदग्गवामशुभः ॥ ३३ ॥

mlecchānvidiksthito yāyinaśca hanyāddhutāśasaktāṃśca |
salilacaradantighātī yāmyenodaggavāmaśubhaḥ || 33 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.33 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 (5.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mleccha, Vidish, Sthita, Yayin, Yayi, Hutasha, Sakta, Salilacara, Danti, Dantin, Ghati, Ghatin, Yamyena, Yamya, Udak, Udac, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.33). 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: “mlecchānvidiksthito yāyinaśca hanyāddhutāśasaktāṃśca
  • mlecchān -
  • mleccha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vidik -
  • vidiś (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidiś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vidiś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthito* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • yāyinaś -
  • yāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāyin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yāyī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hanyāddh -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • hutāśa -
  • hutāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saktāṃś -
  • sakta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sag class 1 verb]
    saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √saj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sañj class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “salilacaradantighātī yāmyenodaggavāmaśubhaḥ
  • salilacara -
  • salilacara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • danti -
  • dantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dantin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dantin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ghātī -
  • ghāti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ghātin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yāmyeno -
  • yāmyena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • udag -
  • udak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    udac (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    udac (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gavāma -
  • gu (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • śubhaḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.33

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 5.33 in Kannada sript:
ಮ್ಲೇಚ್ಛಾನ್ವಿದಿಕ್ಸ್ಥಿತೋ ಯಾಯಿನಶ್ಚ ಹನ್ಯಾದ್ಧುತಾಶಸಕ್ತಾಂಶ್ಚ ।
ಸಲಿಲಚರದನ್ತಿಘಾತೀ ಯಾಮ್ಯೇನೋದಗ್ಗವಾಮಶುಭಃ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 5.33 in Gujarati sript:
મ્લેચ્છાન્વિદિક્સ્થિતો યાયિનશ્ચ હન્યાદ્ધુતાશસક્તાંશ્ચ ।
સલિલચરદન્તિઘાતી યામ્યેનોદગ્ગવામશુભઃ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 5.33 in Kannada sript:
ಮ್ಲೇಚ್ಛಾನ್ವಿದಿಕ್ಸ್ಥಿತೋ ಯಾಯಿನಶ್ಚ ಹನ್ಯಾದ್ಧುತಾಶಸಕ್ತಾಂಶ್ಚ ।
ಸಲಿಲಚರದನ್ತಿಘಾತೀ ಯಾಮ್ಯೇನೋದಗ್ಗವಾಮಶುಭಃ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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