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.

द्विजो यथालाभमुपाहृतार्घः प्राप्नोति वेदान्प्रमदाश्च पुत्रान् ।
वैश्यश्च गां भूरि घनं च शूद्रो रोगक्षयं धर्मफलं च सर्वे ॥ १८ ॥

dvijo yathālābhamupāhṛtārghaḥ prāpnoti vedānpramadāśca putrān |
vaiśyaśca gāṃ bhūri ghanaṃ ca śūdro rogakṣayaṃ dharmaphalaṃ ca sarve || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 12.18 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 (12.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dvija, Yatha, Alabha, Upahrita, Argha, Pra, Veda, Pramada, Putra, Vaishya, Bhuri, Ghanam, Ghana, Shudra, Rogakshaya, Dharmaphala, Sarva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 12.18). 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: “dvijo yathālābhamupāhṛtārghaḥ prāpnoti vedānpramadāśca putrān
  • dvijo* -
  • dvija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • alābham -
  • alābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upāhṛtā -
  • upāhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upāhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upāhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arghaḥ -
  • argha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • āpnoti -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • vedān -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • pramadāś -
  • pramada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pramadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrān -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vaiśyaśca gāṃ bhūri ghanaṃ ca śūdro rogakṣayaṃ dharmaphalaṃ ca sarve
  • vaiśyaś -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active first single]
  • bhūri -
  • bhūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūrī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūrī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ghanam -
  • ghanam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ghana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ghanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūdro* -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rogakṣayam -
  • rogakṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rogakṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmaphalam -
  • dharmaphala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharmaphala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 12.18

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 12.18 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಿಜೋ ಯಥಾಲಾಭಮುಪಾಹೃತಾರ್ಘಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ವೇದಾನ್ಪ್ರಮದಾಶ್ಚ ಪುತ್ರಾನ್ ।
ವೈಶ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಗಾಂ ಭೂರಿ ಘನಂ ಚ ಶೂದ್ರೋ ರೋಗಕ್ಷಯಂ ಧರ್ಮಫಲಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 12.18 in Gujarati sript:
દ્વિજો યથાલાભમુપાહૃતાર્ઘઃ પ્રાપ્નોતિ વેદાન્પ્રમદાશ્ચ પુત્રાન્ ।
વૈશ્યશ્ચ ગાં ભૂરિ ઘનં ચ શૂદ્રો રોગક્ષયં ધર્મફલં ચ સર્વે ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 12.18 in Kannada sript:
ದ್ವಿಜೋ ಯಥಾಲಾಭಮುಪಾಹೃತಾರ್ಘಃ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ನೋತಿ ವೇದಾನ್ಪ್ರಮದಾಶ್ಚ ಪುತ್ರಾನ್ ।
ವೈಶ್ಯಶ್ಚ ಗಾಂ ಭೂರಿ ಘನಂ ಚ ಶೂದ್ರೋ ರೋಗಕ್ಷಯಂ ಧರ್ಮಫಲಂ ಚ ಸರ್ವೇ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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