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.

छिन्नभिन्नकृमिखातकण्टकिप्लुष्टरूक्षकुटिलैर्न सत्कुजैः ।
क्रूरपक्षियुतनिन्द्यनामभिः शुष्कशीर्णबहुपर्णचर्मभिः ॥ ३ ॥
[वर्मभिः]

chinnabhinnakṛmikhātakaṇṭakipluṣṭarūkṣakuṭilairna satkujaiḥ |
krūrapakṣiyutanindyanāmabhiḥ śuṣkaśīrṇabahuparṇacarmabhiḥ || 3 ||
[varmabhiḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 50.3 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 (50.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Chinnabhinna, Krimi, Krimin, Khata, Kantaki, Kantakin, Plushta, Ruksha, Kutila, Sat, Sad, Kuja, Krura, Pakshin, Pakshi, Yuta, Nindin, Nindya, Anaman, Shushka, Shirna, Bahuparna, Carman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 50.3). 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: “chinnabhinnakṛmikhātakaṇṭakipluṣṭarūkṣakuṭilairna satkujaiḥ
  • chinnabhinna -
  • chinnabhinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chinnabhinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛmi -
  • kṛmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛmī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kṛmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kṛmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • khāta -
  • khāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khan -> khāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
    khan -> khāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √khan class 1 verb]
  • kaṇṭaki -
  • kaṇṭakī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kaṇṭakin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kaṇṭakin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pluṣṭa -
  • pluṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pluṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pluṣ -> pluṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pluṣ class 9 verb]
    pluṣ -> pluṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pluṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pluṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √pluṣ class 9 verb]
    plus -> pluṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √plus class 4 verb]
    plus -> pluṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √plus class 4 verb]
  • rūkṣa -
  • rūkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṭilair -
  • kuṭila (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kuṭila (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sat -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kujaiḥ -
  • kuja (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kuja (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “krūrapakṣiyutanindyanāmabhiḥ śuṣkaśīrṇabahuparṇacarmabhiḥ || 3 |
  • krūra -
  • krūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pakṣi -
  • pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pakṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pac (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle first single]
    pac (verb class 4)
    [injunctive middle first single]
  • yuta -
  • yuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu -> yuta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yu class 3 verb]
    yu (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • nindya -
  • nindin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    nindin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nindya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nindya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nind -> nindya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nind]
    nind -> nindya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind -> nindya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nind class 1 verb]
  • anāmabhiḥ -
  • anāman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    anāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • śuṣka -
  • śuṣka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
    śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
  • śīrṇa -
  • śīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
    śṝ -> śīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śṝ class 9 verb]
  • bahuparṇa -
  • bahuparṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahuparṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • carmabhiḥ -
  • carman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Cannot analyse 3

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 50.3

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 50.3 in Kannada sript:
ಛಿನ್ನಭಿನ್ನಕೃಮಿಖಾತಕಣ್ಟಕಿಪ್ಲುಷ್ಟರೂಕ್ಷಕುಟಿಲೈರ್ನ ಸತ್ಕುಜೈಃ ।
ಕ್ರೂರಪಕ್ಷಿಯುತನಿನ್ದ್ಯನಾಮಭಿಃ ಶುಷ್ಕಶೀರ್ಣಬಹುಪರ್ಣಚರ್ಮಭಿಃ ॥ ೩ ॥
[ವರ್ಮಭಿಃ]

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 50.3 in Gujarati sript:
છિન્નભિન્નકૃમિખાતકણ્ટકિપ્લુષ્ટરૂક્ષકુટિલૈર્ન સત્કુજૈઃ ।
ક્રૂરપક્ષિયુતનિન્દ્યનામભિઃ શુષ્કશીર્ણબહુપર્ણચર્મભિઃ ॥ ૩ ॥
[વર્મભિઃ]

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 50.3 in Kannada sript:
ಛಿನ್ನಭಿನ್ನಕೃಮಿಖಾತಕಣ್ಟಕಿಪ್ಲುಷ್ಟರೂಕ್ಷಕುಟಿಲೈರ್ನ ಸತ್ಕುಜೈಃ ।
ಕ್ರೂರಪಕ್ಷಿಯುತನಿನ್ದ್ಯನಾಮಭಿಃ ಶುಷ್ಕಶೀರ್ಣಬಹುಪರ್ಣಚರ್ಮಭಿಃ ॥ ೩ ॥
[ವರ್ಮಭಿಃ]

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