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.

यस्मिन्त्सरुप्रदेशे व्रणो भवेत्तद्वदेव खड्गस्य ।
वनितानामिव तिलको गुह्ये वाच्यो मुखे दृष्ट्वा ॥ ९ ॥

yasmintsarupradeśe vraṇo bhavettadvadeva khaḍgasya |
vanitānāmiva tilako guhye vācyo mukhe dṛṣṭvā || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 49.9 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 (49.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Pradesha, Vrana, Tadvat, Eva, Khadga, Vanita, Iva, Tilaka, Guhya, Guhi, Vaci, Vacya, Mukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 49.9). 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: “yasmintsarupradeśe vraṇo bhavettadvadeva khaḍgasya
  • yasmin -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tsaru -
  • tsaru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pradeśe -
  • pradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vraṇo* -
  • vraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • tadvad -
  • tadvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tadvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khaḍgasya -
  • khaḍga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    khaḍga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “vanitānāmiva tilako guhye vācyo mukhe dṛṣṭvā
  • vanitānām -
  • vanita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vanita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vanitā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tilako* -
  • tilaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • guhye -
  • guhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [locative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √guh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    guh (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • vācyo* -
  • vācī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vācya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac]
  • mukhe -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 49.9

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 49.9 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ತ್ಸರುಪ್ರದೇಶೇ ವ್ರಣೋ ಭವೇತ್ತದ್ವದೇವ ಖಡ್ಗಸ್ಯ ।
ವನಿತಾನಾಮಿವ ತಿಲಕೋ ಗುಹ್ಯೇ ವಾಚ್ಯೋ ಮುಖೇ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 49.9 in Gujarati sript:
યસ્મિન્ત્સરુપ્રદેશે વ્રણો ભવેત્તદ્વદેવ ખડ્ગસ્ય ।
વનિતાનામિવ તિલકો ગુહ્યે વાચ્યો મુખે દૃષ્ટ્વા ॥ ૯ ॥

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 49.9 in Kannada sript:
ಯಸ್ಮಿನ್ತ್ಸರುಪ್ರದೇಶೇ ವ್ರಣೋ ಭವೇತ್ತದ್ವದೇವ ಖಡ್ಗಸ್ಯ ।
ವನಿತಾನಾಮಿವ ತಿಲಕೋ ಗುಹ್ಯೇ ವಾಚ್ಯೋ ಮುಖೇ ದೃಷ್ಟ್ವಾ ॥ ೯ ॥

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