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.

उत्पातगण्डपिटका दक्षिणतो वामतस्त्वभीघाताः ।
धन्या भवन्ति पुंसां तद्विपरीताश्च नारीणाम् ॥ ९ ॥
[तु]

utpātagaṇḍapiṭakā dakṣiṇato vāmatastvabhīghātāḥ |
dhanyā bhavanti puṃsāṃ tadviparītāśca nārīṇām || 9 ||
[tu]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 51.9 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 (51.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Utpata, Ganda, Pitaka, Dakshinatah, Vamatah, Tva, Abhighata, Dhanya, Dhani, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Pums, Tad, Tat, Viparita, Nari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 51.9). 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: “utpātagaṇḍapiṭakā dakṣiṇato vāmatastvabhīghātāḥ
  • utpāta -
  • utpāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaṇḍa -
  • gaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gaṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • piṭakā* -
  • piṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    piṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dakṣiṇato* -
  • dakṣiṇataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāmatas -
  • vāmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tva -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhīghātāḥ -
  • abhīghāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “dhanyā bhavanti puṃsāṃ tadviparītāśca nārīṇām || 9 |
  • dhanyā* -
  • dhanya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhanyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • puṃsām -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viparītāś -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    viparītā (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]
  • nārīṇām -
  • nāri (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    nārī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse 9

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 51.9

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 51.9 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ಪಾತಗಣ್ಡಪಿಟಕಾ ದಕ್ಷಿಣತೋ ವಾಮತಸ್ತ್ವಭೀಘಾತಾಃ ।
ಧನ್ಯಾ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಪುಂಸಾಂ ತದ್ವಿಪರೀತಾಶ್ಚ ನಾರೀಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ತು]

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 51.9 in Gujarati sript:
ઉત્પાતગણ્ડપિટકા દક્ષિણતો વામતસ્ત્વભીઘાતાઃ ।
ધન્યા ભવન્તિ પુંસાં તદ્વિપરીતાશ્ચ નારીણામ્ ॥ ૯ ॥
[તુ]

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 51.9 in Kannada sript:
ಉತ್ಪಾತಗಣ್ಡಪಿಟಕಾ ದಕ್ಷಿಣತೋ ವಾಮತಸ್ತ್ವಭೀಘಾತಾಃ ।
ಧನ್ಯಾ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಪುಂಸಾಂ ತದ್ವಿಪರೀತಾಶ್ಚ ನಾರೀಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ತು]

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