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.

सार्पे जलरुहसर्पाः पित्र्ये बाह्लीकचीनगान्धाराः ।
शूलिकपारतवैश्याः कोष्ठागाराणि वणिजश्च ॥ ७ ॥

sārpe jalaruhasarpāḥ pitrye bāhlīkacīnagāndhārāḥ |
śūlikapāratavaiśyāḥ koṣṭhāgārāṇi vaṇijaśca || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 10.7 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 (10.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarpa, Sarpi, Jalaruha, Pitrya, Bahlika, Cina, Gandhara, Shulika, Parata, Vaishya, Koshthagara, Vanij, Vanija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 10.7). 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: “sārpe jalaruhasarpāḥ pitrye bāhlīkacīnagāndhārāḥ
  • sārpe -
  • sārpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sārpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sārpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sārpi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sārpi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • jalaruha -
  • jalaruha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jalaruha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarpāḥ -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sarpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pitrye -
  • pitrya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pitrya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pitryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bāhlīka -
  • bāhlīka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāhlīka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cīna -
  • cīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāndhārāḥ -
  • gāndhāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gāndhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śūlikapāratavaiśyāḥ koṣṭhāgārāṇi vaṇijaśca
  • śūlika -
  • śūlika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūlika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pārata -
  • pārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaiśyāḥ -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • koṣṭhāgārāṇi -
  • koṣṭhāgāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaṇijaś -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vaṇija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 10.7

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 10.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾರ್ಪೇ ಜಲರುಹಸರ್ಪಾಃ ಪಿತ್ರ್ಯೇ ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕಚೀನಗಾನ್ಧಾರಾಃ ।
ಶೂಲಿಕಪಾರತವೈಶ್ಯಾಃ ಕೋಷ್ಠಾಗಾರಾಣಿ ವಣಿಜಶ್ಚ ॥ ೭ ॥

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 10.7 in Gujarati sript:
સાર્પે જલરુહસર્પાઃ પિત્ર્યે બાહ્લીકચીનગાન્ધારાઃ ।
શૂલિકપારતવૈશ્યાઃ કોષ્ઠાગારાણિ વણિજશ્ચ ॥ ૭ ॥

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 10.7 in Kannada sript:
ಸಾರ್ಪೇ ಜಲರುಹಸರ್ಪಾಃ ಪಿತ್ರ್ಯೇ ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕಚೀನಗಾನ್ಧಾರಾಃ ।
ಶೂಲಿಕಪಾರತವೈಶ್ಯಾಃ ಕೋಷ್ಠಾಗಾರಾಣಿ ವಣಿಜಶ್ಚ ॥ ೭ ॥

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