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.

प्राक्क्षत्रियाणां सनरेश्वराणां प्राग्दक्षिणे शिल्पिकुमारपीडा ।
याम्ये सहोग्रैः पुरुषैस्तु वैश्या दूताः पुनर्भूप्रमदाश्च कोणे ॥ ३ ॥

prākkṣatriyāṇāṃ sanareśvarāṇāṃ prāgdakṣiṇe śilpikumārapīḍā |
yāmye sahograiḥ puruṣaistu vaiśyā dūtāḥ punarbhūpramadāśca koṇe || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 31.3 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 (31.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prak, Kshatriya, Sanara, Ishvara, Pragdakshina, Shilpi, Shilpin, Kumara, Pida, Yamye, Yamya, Saha, Sah, Sahu, Ugra, Purusha, Vaishya, Duta, Pramada, Kona, Koni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 31.3). 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: “prākkṣatriyāṇāṃ sanareśvarāṇāṃ prāgdakṣiṇe śilpikumārapīḍā
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṣatriyāṇām -
  • kṣatriya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣatriya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kṣatriyā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • sanare -
  • sanara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sanara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sanarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iśvarāṇām -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • prāgdakṣiṇe -
  • prāgdakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāgdakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prāgdakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śilpi -
  • śilpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kumāra -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pīḍā -
  • pīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yāmye sahograiḥ puruṣaistu vaiśyā dūtāḥ punarbhūpramadāśca koṇe
  • yāmye -
  • yāmye (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāmyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāmya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • saho -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sah (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sahu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ugraiḥ -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ugra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • puruṣais -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vaiśyā* -
  • vaiśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vaiśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dūtāḥ -
  • dūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • punarbhū -
  • punarbhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    punarbhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • 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]
  • koṇe -
  • koṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    koṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    koṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    koṇā (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 31.3

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 31.3 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಕ್ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ಸನರೇಶ್ವರಾಣಾಂ ಪ್ರಾಗ್ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇ ಶಿಲ್ಪಿಕುಮಾರಪೀಡಾ ।
ಯಾಮ್ಯೇ ಸಹೋಗ್ರೈಃ ಪುರುಷೈಸ್ತು ವೈಶ್ಯಾ ದೂತಾಃ ಪುನರ್ಭೂಪ್ರಮದಾಶ್ಚ ಕೋಣೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 31.3 in Gujarati sript:
પ્રાક્ક્ષત્રિયાણાં સનરેશ્વરાણાં પ્રાગ્દક્ષિણે શિલ્પિકુમારપીડા ।
યામ્યે સહોગ્રૈઃ પુરુષૈસ્તુ વૈશ્યા દૂતાઃ પુનર્ભૂપ્રમદાશ્ચ કોણે ॥ ૩ ॥

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 31.3 in Kannada sript:
ಪ್ರಾಕ್ಕ್ಷತ್ರಿಯಾಣಾಂ ಸನರೇಶ್ವರಾಣಾಂ ಪ್ರಾಗ್ದಕ್ಷಿಣೇ ಶಿಲ್ಪಿಕುಮಾರಪೀಡಾ ।
ಯಾಮ್ಯೇ ಸಹೋಗ್ರೈಃ ಪುರುಷೈಸ್ತು ವೈಶ್ಯಾ ದೂತಾಃ ಪುನರ್ಭೂಪ್ರಮದಾಶ್ಚ ಕೋಣೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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