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.

दुःखशत्रुनिचयस्य विनाशं पृष्ठबाहुयुगजा रचयन्ति ।
संयमं च मणिबन्धनजाता भूषणाद्यमुपबाहुयुगुत्थाः ॥ ५ ॥
[विघातं]

duḥkhaśatrunicayasya vināśaṃ pṛṣṭhabāhuyugajā racayanti |
saṃyamaṃ ca maṇibandhanajātā bhūṣaṇādyamupabāhuyugutthāḥ || 5 ||
[vighātaṃ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 51.5 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 (51.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duhkha, Nicaya, Vinasha, Prishtha, Yuga, Racayat, Racayanti, Samyama, Manibandhana, Jata, Bhushana, Yuj, Uttha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 51.5). 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: “duḥkhaśatrunicayasya vināśaṃ pṛṣṭhabāhuyugajā racayanti
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nicayasya -
  • nicaya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • vināśam -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pṛṣṭha -
  • pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhu -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yuga -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jā* -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • racayanti -
  • rac -> racayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √rac class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √rac class 10 verb]
    rac -> racayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √rac class 10 verb]
    rac (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • Line 2: “saṃyamaṃ ca maṇibandhanajātā bhūṣaṇādyamupabāhuyugutthāḥ || 5 |
  • saṃyamam -
  • saṃyama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • maṇibandhana -
  • maṇibandhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātā* -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • bhūṣaṇād -
  • bhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yamu -
  • yamau (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhu -
  • bāhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yug -
  • yuj (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yuj (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • utthāḥ -
  • uttha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    utthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 5

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 51.5

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 51.5 in Kannada sript:
ದುಃಖಶತ್ರುನಿಚಯಸ್ಯ ವಿನಾಶಂ ಪೃಷ್ಠಬಾಹುಯುಗಜಾ ರಚಯನ್ತಿ ।
ಸಂಯಮಂ ಚ ಮಣಿಬನ್ಧನಜಾತಾ ಭೂಷಣಾದ್ಯಮುಪಬಾಹುಯುಗುತ್ಥಾಃ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ವಿಘಾತಂ]

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 51.5 in Gujarati sript:
દુઃખશત્રુનિચયસ્ય વિનાશં પૃષ્ઠબાહુયુગજા રચયન્તિ ।
સંયમં ચ મણિબન્ધનજાતા ભૂષણાદ્યમુપબાહુયુગુત્થાઃ ॥ ૫ ॥
[વિઘાતં]

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 51.5 in Kannada sript:
ದುಃಖಶತ್ರುನಿಚಯಸ್ಯ ವಿನಾಶಂ ಪೃಷ್ಠಬಾಹುಯುಗಜಾ ರಚಯನ್ತಿ ।
ಸಂಯಮಂ ಚ ಮಣಿಬನ್ಧನಜಾತಾ ಭೂಷಣಾದ್ಯಮುಪಬಾಹುಯುಗುತ್ಥಾಃ ॥ ೫ ॥
[ವಿಘಾತಂ]

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