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.

आदित्ये सत्यौदार्यशौचकुलरूपधीयशोऽर्थयुताः ।
उत्तमधान्यं वणिजः सेवाभिरताः सशिल्पिजनाः ॥ ५ ॥

āditye satyaudāryaśaucakularūpadhīyaśo'rthayutāḥ |
uttamadhānyaṃ vaṇijaḥ sevābhiratāḥ saśilpijanāḥ || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 15.5 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 (15.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aditya, Sat, Sati, Satya, Audarya, Shauca, Kularupa, Sha, Shas, Arthayuta, Uttamadhanya, Vanij, Vanija, Sevabhirata, Shilpijana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 15.5). 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: “āditye satyaudāryaśaucakularūpadhīyaśo'rthayutāḥ
  • āditye -
  • āditya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āditya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ādityā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • satyau -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • audārya -
  • audārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śauca -
  • śauca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śauca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kularūpa -
  • kularūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kularūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhīya -
  • dhe -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhe]
    dhī -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhī]
    dhī -> dhīya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhī]
  • śo' -
  • śas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthayutāḥ -
  • arthayuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “uttamadhānyaṃ vaṇijaḥ sevābhiratāḥ saśilpijanāḥ
  • uttamadhānyam -
  • uttamadhānya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttamadhānya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaṇijaḥ -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    vaṇija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sevābhiratāḥ -
  • sevābhirata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sevābhiratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śilpijanāḥ -
  • śilpijana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 15.5

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 15.5 in Kannada sript:
ಆದಿತ್ಯೇ ಸತ್ಯೌದಾರ್ಯಶೌಚಕುಲರೂಪಧೀಯಶೋಽರ್ಥಯುತಾಃ ।
ಉತ್ತಮಧಾನ್ಯಂ ವಣಿಜಃ ಸೇವಾಭಿರತಾಃ ಸಶಿಲ್ಪಿಜನಾಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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 15.5 in Gujarati sript:
આદિત્યે સત્યૌદાર્યશૌચકુલરૂપધીયશોઽર્થયુતાઃ ।
ઉત્તમધાન્યં વણિજઃ સેવાભિરતાઃ સશિલ્પિજનાઃ ॥ ૫ ॥

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 15.5 in Kannada sript:
ಆದಿತ್ಯೇ ಸತ್ಯೌದಾರ್ಯಶೌಚಕುಲರೂಪಧೀಯಶೋಽರ್ಥಯುತಾಃ ।
ಉತ್ತಮಧಾನ್ಯಂ ವಣಿಜಃ ಸೇವಾಭಿರತಾಃ ಸಶಿಲ್ಪಿಜನಾಃ ॥ ೫ ॥

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