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.

धन्विन्यमात्यवरवाजिविदेहमल्लान्पाञ्चालवैद्यवणिजो विषमायुधज्ञान् ।
हन्यान्मृगे तु झषमन्त्रिकुलानि नीचान्मन्त्रौषधीषु कुशलान् स्थविरायुधीयान् ॥ ४१ ॥

dhanvinyamātyavaravājividehamallānpāñcālavaidyavaṇijo viṣamāyudhajñān |
hanyānmṛge tu jhaṣamantrikulāni nīcānmantrauṣadhīṣu kuśalān sthavirāyudhīyān || 41 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 5.41 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 (5.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhanvin, Dhanvini, Dhanvi, Amatya, Varavajin, Videha, Alla, Pancala, Vaidya, Vanij, Vanija, Vishamayudha, Jna, Mriga, Jhasha, Antri, Kula, Nicat, Nica, Mantraushadhi, Kushala, Sthavira, Ayudhiya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 5.41). 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: “dhanvinyamātyavaravājividehamallānpāñcālavaidyavaṇijo viṣamāyudhajñān
  • dhanvinya -
  • dhanvinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dhanvin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhanvin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhanvī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • amātya -
  • amātya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varavāji -
  • varavājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    varavājin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • videham -
  • videha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    videha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    videhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • allā -
  • allā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pāñcāla -
  • pāñcāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāñcāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaidya -
  • vaidya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaidya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaṇijo* -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vaṇija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣamāyudha -
  • viṣamāyudha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñān -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “hanyānmṛge tu jhaṣamantrikulāni nīcānmantrauṣadhīṣu kuśalān sthavirāyudhīyān
  • hanyān -
  • han (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • mṛge -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jhaṣam -
  • jhaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jhaṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jhaṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antri -
  • antrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kulāni -
  • kula (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nīcān -
  • nīcāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nīca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    nīca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mantrauṣadhī -
  • mantrauṣadhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mantrauṣadhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mantrauṣadhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kuśalān -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sthavirā -
  • sthavira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthavira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthavirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyudhīyān -
  • āyudhīya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 5.41

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 5.41 in Kannada sript:
ಧನ್ವಿನ್ಯಮಾತ್ಯವರವಾಜಿವಿದೇಹಮಲ್ಲಾನ್ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲವೈದ್ಯವಣಿಜೋ ವಿಷಮಾಯುಧಜ್ಞಾನ್ ।
ಹನ್ಯಾನ್ಮೃಗೇ ತು ಝಷಮನ್ತ್ರಿಕುಲಾನಿ ನೀಚಾನ್ಮನ್ತ್ರೌಷಧೀಷು ಕುಶಲಾನ್ ಸ್ಥವಿರಾಯುಧೀಯಾನ್ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 5.41 in Gujarati sript:
ધન્વિન્યમાત્યવરવાજિવિદેહમલ્લાન્પાઞ્ચાલવૈદ્યવણિજો વિષમાયુધજ્ઞાન્ ।
હન્યાન્મૃગે તુ ઝષમન્ત્રિકુલાનિ નીચાન્મન્ત્રૌષધીષુ કુશલાન્ સ્થવિરાયુધીયાન્ ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 5.41 in Kannada sript:
ಧನ್ವಿನ್ಯಮಾತ್ಯವರವಾಜಿವಿದೇಹಮಲ್ಲಾನ್ಪಾಞ್ಚಾಲವೈದ್ಯವಣಿಜೋ ವಿಷಮಾಯುಧಜ್ಞಾನ್ ।
ಹನ್ಯಾನ್ಮೃಗೇ ತು ಝಷಮನ್ತ್ರಿಕುಲಾನಿ ನೀಚಾನ್ಮನ್ತ್ರೌಷಧೀಷು ಕುಶಲಾನ್ ಸ್ಥವಿರಾಯುಧೀಯಾನ್ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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