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.

धनहानिर्दारुमये पशुपीडा रुग्भयानि चास्थिकृते ।
लोहमये शस्त्रभयं कपालकेशेषु मृत्युः स्यात् ॥ क्(६०) ॥

dhanahānirdārumaye paśupīḍā rugbhayāni cāsthikṛte |
lohamaye śastrabhayaṃ kapālakeśeṣu mṛtyuḥ syāt || K(60) ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 53.K(60) 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 (53.K(60)). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhana, Hani, Darumaya, Pashupa, Ida, Rugbhaya, Ani, Asthikrit, Lohamaya, Shastrabhaya, Kapalaka, Isha, Mrityu, Syat, Sya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 53.K(60)). 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: “dhanahānirdārumaye paśupīḍā rugbhayāni cāsthikṛte
  • dhana -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hānir -
  • hāni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dārumaye -
  • dārumaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dārumaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • paśupī -
  • paśupā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • iḍā* -
  • iḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    iḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rugbhayā -
  • rugbhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asthikṛte -
  • asthikṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “lohamaye śastrabhayaṃ kapālakeśeṣu mṛtyuḥ syāt || K(60) |
  • lohamaye -
  • lohamaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lohamaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śastrabhayam -
  • śastrabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kapālake -
  • kapālaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kapālaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kapālakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īśeṣu -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    īśa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mṛtyuḥ -
  • mṛtyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • Cannot analyse K60

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 53.K(60)

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 53.k(60) in Kannada sript:
ಧನಹಾನಿರ್ದಾರುಮಯೇ ಪಶುಪೀಡಾ ರುಗ್ಭಯಾನಿ ಚಾಸ್ಥಿಕೃತೇ ।
ಲೋಹಮಯೇ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಭಯಂ ಕಪಾಲಕೇಶೇಷು ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ॥ ಕ್(೬೦) ॥

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 53.k(60) in Gujarati sript:
ધનહાનિર્દારુમયે પશુપીડા રુગ્ભયાનિ ચાસ્થિકૃતે ।
લોહમયે શસ્ત્રભયં કપાલકેશેષુ મૃત્યુઃ સ્યાત્ ॥ ક્(૬૦) ॥

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 53.k(60) in Kannada sript:
ಧನಹಾನಿರ್ದಾರುಮಯೇ ಪಶುಪೀಡಾ ರುಗ್ಭಯಾನಿ ಚಾಸ್ಥಿಕೃತೇ ।
ಲೋಹಮಯೇ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಭಯಂ ಕಪಾಲಕೇಶೇಷು ಮೃತ್ಯುಃ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ॥ ಕ್(೬೦) ॥

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