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.

कृकलासकाककङ्कक्रव्यादकबन्धवृश्चिकाकृतयः ।
खड्गे व्रणा न शुभदा वंशानुगताः प्रभूताश्च ॥ ३ ॥

kṛkalāsakākakaṅkakravyādakabandhavṛścikākṛtayaḥ |
khaḍge vraṇā na śubhadā vaṃśānugatāḥ prabhūtāśca || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 49.3 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 (49.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Krikalasaka, Aka, Kanka, Kravyada, Kabandha, Vrishcika, Akriti, Khadga, Vrana, Shubhada, Vamshanuga, Tas, Prabhuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 49.3). 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: “kṛkalāsakākakaṅkakravyādakabandhavṛścikākṛtayaḥ
  • kṛkalāsakā -
  • kṛkalāsaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aka -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kaṅka -
  • kaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kaṅk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kravyāda -
  • kravyāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kravyāda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kabandha -
  • kabandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kabandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛścikā -
  • vṛścika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛścikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtayaḥ -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “khaḍge vraṇā na śubhadā vaṃśānugatāḥ prabhūtāśca
  • khaḍge -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    khaḍga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vraṇā* -
  • vraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śubhadā* -
  • śubhada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vaṃśānuga -
  • vaṃśānuga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vaṃśānuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prabhūtāś -
  • prabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prabhūtā (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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 49.3

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 49.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಕಲಾಸಕಾಕಕಙ್ಕಕ್ರವ್ಯಾದಕಬನ್ಧವೃಶ್ಚಿಕಾಕೃತಯಃ ।
ಖಡ್ಗೇ ವ್ರಣಾ ನ ಶುಭದಾ ವಂಶಾನುಗತಾಃ ಪ್ರಭೂತಾಶ್ಚ ॥ 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 49.3 in Gujarati sript:
કૃકલાસકાકકઙ્કક્રવ્યાદકબન્ધવૃશ્ચિકાકૃતયઃ ।
ખડ્ગે વ્રણા ન શુભદા વંશાનુગતાઃ પ્રભૂતાશ્ચ ॥ 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 49.3 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಕಲಾಸಕಾಕಕಙ್ಕಕ್ರವ್ಯಾದಕಬನ್ಧವೃಶ್ಚಿಕಾಕೃತಯಃ ।
ಖಡ್ಗೇ ವ್ರಣಾ ನ ಶುಭದಾ ವಂಶಾನುಗತಾಃ ಪ್ರಭೂತಾಶ್ಚ ॥ ೩ ॥

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