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.

श्लेष्मत्यागे शुष्कतिक्तं तदल्पं ।
श्रुत्वा क्रव्यादं वा प्रेक्ष्य वा मांसमिश्रम् ।
भ्रूगण्डौष्ठस्पर्शने शाकुनं तद्भुक्तं तेनेत्युक्तमेतन्निमित्तम् ॥ ३३ ॥

śleṣmatyāge śuṣkatiktaṃ tadalpaṃ |
śrutvā kravyādaṃ vā prekṣya vā māṃsamiśram |
bhrūgaṇḍauṣṭhasparśane śākunaṃ tadbhuktaṃ tenetyuktametannimittam || 33 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 50.33 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 (50.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shleshmatyaga, Shushka, Tikta, Tad, Tat, Alpam, Alpa, Kravyad, Kravyada, Prekshya, Var, Mamsa, Mishra, Ganda, Gandi, Gandu, Aushtha, Sparshana, Shakuna, Bhukta, Tena, Ityukta, Etad, Nimitta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 50.33). 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: “śleṣmatyāge śuṣkatiktaṃ tadalpaṃ
  • śleṣmatyāge -
  • śleṣmatyāga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • 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]
  • tiktam -
  • tikta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tikta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tiktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tig -> tikta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tig class 5 verb]
    tig -> tikta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tig class 5 verb], [accusative single from √tig class 5 verb]
    tij -> tikta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tij class 1 verb]
    tij -> tikta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tij class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tij class 1 verb]
    tik -> tikta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tik class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tik class 5 verb]
    tik -> tikta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tik class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tik class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tik class 5 verb], [accusative single from √tik class 5 verb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • alpam -
  • alpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    alpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    alpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śrutvā kravyādaṃ prekṣya māṃsamiśram
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • kravyādam -
  • kravyāda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kravyāda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kravyādā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kravyād (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prekṣya -
  • prekṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prekṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • māṃsa -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • miśram -
  • miśra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    miśra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    miśrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 3: “bhrūgaṇḍauṣṭhasparśane śākunaṃ tadbhuktaṃ tenetyuktametannimittam
  • bhrū -
  • bhrū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • gaṇḍau -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    gaṇḍi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    gaṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gaṇḍu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • auṣṭha -
  • auṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    auṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sparśane -
  • sparśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sparśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sparśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śākunam -
  • śākuna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śākuna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śākunā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhuktam -
  • bhukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tene -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • ityuktam -
  • ityukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etan -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nimittam -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 50.33

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 50.33 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮತ್ಯಾಗೇ ಶುಷ್ಕತಿಕ್ತಂ ತದಲ್ಪಂ ।
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಕ್ರವ್ಯಾದಂ ವಾ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ವಾ ಮಾಂಸಮಿಶ್ರಮ್ ।
ಭ್ರೂಗಣ್ಡೌಷ್ಠಸ್ಪರ್ಶನೇ ಶಾಕುನಂ ತದ್ಭುಕ್ತಂ ತೇನೇತ್ಯುಕ್ತಮೇತನ್ನಿಮಿತ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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 50.33 in Gujarati sript:
શ્લેષ્મત્યાગે શુષ્કતિક્તં તદલ્પં ।
શ્રુત્વા ક્રવ્યાદં વા પ્રેક્ષ્ય વા માંસમિશ્રમ્ ।
ભ્રૂગણ્ડૌષ્ઠસ્પર્શને શાકુનં તદ્ભુક્તં તેનેત્યુક્તમેતન્નિમિત્તમ્ ॥ ૩૩ ॥

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 50.33 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮತ್ಯಾಗೇ ಶುಷ್ಕತಿಕ್ತಂ ತದಲ್ಪಂ ।
ಶ್ರುತ್ವಾ ಕ್ರವ್ಯಾದಂ ವಾ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷ್ಯ ವಾ ಮಾಂಸಮಿಶ್ರಮ್ ।
ಭ್ರೂಗಣ್ಡೌಷ್ಠಸ್ಪರ್ಶನೇ ಶಾಕುನಂ ತದ್ಭುಕ್ತಂ ತೇನೇತ್ಯುಕ್ತಮೇತನ್ನಿಮಿತ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೩೩ ॥

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