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.

तस्मिन्निधिर्भवति मैथुनमेति यस्मिन्यस्मिंस्तु छर्दयति तत्र तलेऽस्ति काचम् ।
अङ्गारमप्युपदिशन्ति पुरीषणेऽस्य तत्कौतुकापनयनाय खनेद्धरित्रीम् ॥ १२ ॥

tasminnidhirbhavati maithunameti yasminyasmiṃstu chardayati tatra tale'sti kācam |
aṅgāramapyupadiśanti purīṣaṇe'sya tatkautukāpanayanāya khaneddharitrīm || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 44.12 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 (44.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Nidhi, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Maithuna, Yah, Yat, Chardayat, Tatra, Tala, Asti, Kaca, Angara, Purishana, Idam, Tat, Kautuka, Apanayana, Harit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 44.12). 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: “tasminnidhirbhavati maithunameti yasminyasmiṃstu chardayati tatra tale'sti kācam
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nidhir -
  • nidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • maithunam -
  • maithuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    maithuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yasmiṃs -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • chardayati -
  • chṛd -> chardayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √chṛd]
    chṛd -> chardayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √chṛd]
    chṛd (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tale' -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • kācam -
  • kāca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kācā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “aṅgāramapyupadiśanti purīṣaṇe'sya tatkautukāpanayanāya khaneddharitrīm
  • aṅgāram -
  • aṅgāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aṅgāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • apyupa -
  • apyupa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • diśanti -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • purīṣaṇe' -
  • purīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    purīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kautukā -
  • kautuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • apanayanāya -
  • apanayana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • khaneddh -
  • khan (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • harit -
  • harit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    harit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 44.12

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 44.12 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಿಧಿರ್ಭವತಿ ಮೈಥುನಮೇತಿ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಯಸ್ಮಿಂಸ್ತು ಛರ್ದಯತಿ ತತ್ರ ತಲೇಽಸ್ತಿ ಕಾಚಮ್ ।
ಅಙ್ಗಾರಮಪ್ಯುಪದಿಶನ್ತಿ ಪುರೀಷಣೇಽಸ್ಯ ತತ್ಕೌತುಕಾಪನಯನಾಯ ಖನೇದ್ಧರಿತ್ರೀಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 44.12 in Gujarati sript:
તસ્મિન્નિધિર્ભવતિ મૈથુનમેતિ યસ્મિન્યસ્મિંસ્તુ છર્દયતિ તત્ર તલેઽસ્તિ કાચમ્ ।
અઙ્ગારમપ્યુપદિશન્તિ પુરીષણેઽસ્ય તત્કૌતુકાપનયનાય ખનેદ્ધરિત્રીમ્ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 44.12 in Kannada sript:
ತಸ್ಮಿನ್ನಿಧಿರ್ಭವತಿ ಮೈಥುನಮೇತಿ ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ಯಸ್ಮಿಂಸ್ತು ಛರ್ದಯತಿ ತತ್ರ ತಲೇಽಸ್ತಿ ಕಾಚಮ್ ।
ಅಙ್ಗಾರಮಪ್ಯುಪದಿಶನ್ತಿ ಪುರೀಷಣೇಽಸ್ಯ ತತ್ಕೌತುಕಾಪನಯನಾಯ ಖನೇದ್ಧರಿತ್ರೀಮ್ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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