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.

दण्डवधो दण्डाख्ये कलहोद्वेगः सदैव वातबाख्ये ।
वित्तविनाशश्चुल्ल्यां ज्ञातिविरोधः स्मृतः काचे ॥ ४१ ॥

daṇḍavadho daṇḍākhye kalahodvegaḥ sadaiva vātabākhye |
vittavināśaścullyāṃ jñātivirodhaḥ smṛtaḥ kāce || 41 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.41 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 (52.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dandavadha, Dandakhya, Kalaha, Kalahu, Udvega, Sadaiva, Vata, Akhya, Vitta, Vinasha, Culli, Virodha, Smrita, Kaca,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.41). 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: “daṇḍavadho daṇḍākhye kalahodvegaḥ sadaiva vātabākhye
  • daṇḍavadho* -
  • daṇḍavadha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daṇḍākhye -
  • daṇḍākhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daṇḍākhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    daṇḍākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kalaho -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kalahu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • udvegaḥ -
  • udvega (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadaiva -
  • sadaiva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadaiva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāta -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākhye -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “vittavināśaścullyāṃ jñātivirodhaḥ smṛtaḥ kāce
  • vitta -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • vināśaś -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cullyām -
  • culli (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    cullī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • jñāti -
  • jñāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • virodhaḥ -
  • virodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • smṛtaḥ -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • kāce -
  • kāca (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kācā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.41

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 52.41 in Kannada sript:
ದಣ್ಡವಧೋ ದಣ್ಡಾಖ್ಯೇ ಕಲಹೋದ್ವೇಗಃ ಸದೈವ ವಾತಬಾಖ್ಯೇ ।
ವಿತ್ತವಿನಾಶಶ್ಚುಲ್ಲ್ಯಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾತಿವಿರೋಧಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ಕಾಚೇ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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 52.41 in Gujarati sript:
દણ્ડવધો દણ્ડાખ્યે કલહોદ્વેગઃ સદૈવ વાતબાખ્યે ।
વિત્તવિનાશશ્ચુલ્લ્યાં જ્ઞાતિવિરોધઃ સ્મૃતઃ કાચે ॥ ૪૧ ॥

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 52.41 in Kannada sript:
ದಣ್ಡವಧೋ ದಣ್ಡಾಖ್ಯೇ ಕಲಹೋದ್ವೇಗಃ ಸದೈವ ವಾತಬಾಖ್ಯೇ ।
ವಿತ್ತವಿನಾಶಶ್ಚುಲ್ಲ್ಯಾಂ ಜ್ಞಾತಿವಿರೋಧಃ ಸ್ಮೃತಃ ಕಾಚೇ ॥ ೪೧ ॥

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