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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.
Verse 16.34
गिरिशिखरकन्दरदरीविनिविष्टा म्लेच्छजातयः शूद्राः ।
गोमायुभक्षशूलिकवोक्काणाश्वमुखविकलाङ्गाः ॥ ३४ ॥
giriśikharakandaradarīviniviṣṭā mlecchajātayaḥ śūdrāḥ |
gomāyubhakṣaśūlikavokkāṇāśvamukhavikalāṅgāḥ || 34 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 16.34 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 (16.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Girishikharaka, Darada, Vinivishta, Mlecchajati, Shudra, Gomayubhaksha, Shulika, Vokkana, Ashvamukha, Vikalanga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 16.34). 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: “giriśikharakandaradarīviniviṣṭā mlecchajātayaḥ śūdrāḥ ”
- giriśikharakan -
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giriśikharaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]giriśikharaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- darada -
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darada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]darada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rī -
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rī (noun, feminine)[compound]
- viniviṣṭā* -
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viniviṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viniviṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mlecchajātayaḥ -
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mlecchajāti (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- śūdrāḥ -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śūdrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “gomāyubhakṣaśūlikavokkāṇāśvamukhavikalāṅgāḥ ”
- gomāyubhakṣa -
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gomāyubhakṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śūlika -
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śūlika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śūlika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vokkāṇā -
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vokkāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśvamukha -
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aśvamukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśvamukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vikalāṅgāḥ -
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vikalāṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 16.34
Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;
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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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Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.
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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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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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Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)
Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 16.34 in Kannada sript:
ಗಿರಿಶಿಖರಕನ್ದರದರೀವಿನಿವಿಷ್ಟಾ ಮ್ಲೇಚ್ಛಜಾತಯಃ ಶೂದ್ರಾಃ ।
ಗೋಮಾಯುಭಕ್ಷಶೂಲಿಕವೋಕ್ಕಾಣಾಶ್ವಮುಖವಿಕಲಾಙ್ಗಾಃ ॥ ೩೪ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 16.34 in Gujarati sript:
ગિરિશિખરકન્દરદરીવિનિવિષ્ટા મ્લેચ્છજાતયઃ શૂદ્રાઃ ।
ગોમાયુભક્ષશૂલિકવોક્કાણાશ્વમુખવિકલાઙ્ગાઃ ॥ ૩૪ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
Buy now!Preview of verse 16.34 in Kannada sript:
ಗಿರಿಶಿಖರಕನ್ದರದರೀವಿನಿವಿಷ್ಟಾ ಮ್ಲೇಚ್ಛಜಾತಯಃ ಶೂದ್ರಾಃ ।
ಗೋಮಾಯುಭಕ್ಷಶೂಲಿಕವೋಕ್ಕಾಣಾಶ್ವಮುಖವಿಕಲಾಙ್ಗಾಃ ॥ ೩೪ ॥