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.

श्लेष्मातकाक्षकण्टकिकटुतिक्तविगन्धिपादपविहीने ।
कौशिकगृध्रप्रभृतिभिरनिष्टविहगैः परित्यक्ते ॥ ४ ॥

śleṣmātakākṣakaṇṭakikaṭutiktavigandhipādapavihīne |
kauśikagṛdhraprabhṛtibhiraniṣṭavihagaiḥ parityakte || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 47.4 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 (47.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shleshmataka, Aksha, Kantaki, Kantakin, Katutikta, Vigandhi, Padapa, Vihina, Kaushika, Gridhra, Prabhriti, Anishta, Vihaga, Parityakta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 47.4). 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: “śleṣmātakākṣakaṇṭakikaṭutiktavigandhipādapavihīne
  • śleṣmātakā -
  • śleṣmātaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akṣa -
  • akṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kaṇṭaki -
  • kaṇṭakī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kaṇṭakin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṇṭakin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaṭutikta -
  • kaṭutikta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vigandhi -
  • vigandhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vigandhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vigandhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pādapa -
  • pādapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihīne -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vihīna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vihīnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “kauśikagṛdhraprabhṛtibhiraniṣṭavihagaiḥ parityakte
  • kauśika -
  • kauśika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kauśika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛdhra -
  • gṛdhra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhṛtibhir -
  • prabhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • aniṣṭa -
  • aniṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aniṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihagaiḥ -
  • vihaga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parityakte -
  • parityakta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    parityakta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parityaktā (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 47.4

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 47.4 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮಾತಕಾಕ್ಷಕಣ್ಟಕಿಕಟುತಿಕ್ತವಿಗನ್ಧಿಪಾದಪವಿಹೀನೇ ।
ಕೌಶಿಕಗೃಧ್ರಪ್ರಭೃತಿಭಿರನಿಷ್ಟವಿಹಗೈಃ ಪರಿತ್ಯಕ್ತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 47.4 in Gujarati sript:
શ્લેષ્માતકાક્ષકણ્ટકિકટુતિક્તવિગન્ધિપાદપવિહીને ।
કૌશિકગૃધ્રપ્રભૃતિભિરનિષ્ટવિહગૈઃ પરિત્યક્તે ॥ ૪ ॥

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 47.4 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮಾತಕಾಕ್ಷಕಣ್ಟಕಿಕಟುತಿಕ್ತವಿಗನ್ಧಿಪಾದಪವಿಹೀನೇ ।
ಕೌಶಿಕಗೃಧ್ರಪ್ರಭೃತಿಭಿರನಿಷ್ಟವಿಹಗೈಃ ಪರಿತ್ಯಕ್ತೇ ॥ ೪ ॥

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