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.

स्त्रीदोषाः सुतमरणं प्रेष्यत्वं चापि चरणवैकल्ये ।
अविकलपुरुषे वसतां मानार्थयुतानि सौख्यानि ॥ ६६ ॥

strīdoṣāḥ sutamaraṇaṃ preṣyatvaṃ cāpi caraṇavaikalye |
avikalapuruṣe vasatāṃ mānārthayutāni saukhyāni || 66 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.66 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 (52.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Stridosha, Sut, Suta, Arana, Preshyatva, Capin, Capi, Carana, Vaikalya, Avikala, Purusha, Vasat, Mana, Arthayuta, Saukhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.66). 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: “strīdoṣāḥ sutamaraṇaṃ preṣyatvaṃ cāpi caraṇavaikalye
  • strīdoṣāḥ -
  • strīdoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sutam -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb], [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • araṇam -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    araṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    araṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • preṣyatvam -
  • preṣyatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • caraṇa -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaikalye -
  • vaikalya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “avikalapuruṣe vasatāṃ mānārthayutāni saukhyāni
  • avikala -
  • avikala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avikala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puruṣe -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vasatām -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual]
    vas (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • mānā -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arthayutāni -
  • arthayuta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • saukhyāni -
  • saukhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.66

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 52.66 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀದೋಷಾಃ ಸುತಮರಣಂ ಪ್ರೇಷ್ಯತ್ವಂ ಚಾಪಿ ಚರಣವೈಕಲ್ಯೇ ।
ಅವಿಕಲಪುರುಷೇ ವಸತಾಂ ಮಾನಾರ್ಥಯುತಾನಿ ಸೌಖ್ಯಾನಿ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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 52.66 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રીદોષાઃ સુતમરણં પ્રેષ્યત્વં ચાપિ ચરણવૈકલ્યે ।
અવિકલપુરુષે વસતાં માનાર્થયુતાનિ સૌખ્યાનિ ॥ ૬૬ ॥

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 52.66 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀದೋಷಾಃ ಸುತಮರಣಂ ಪ್ರೇಷ್ಯತ್ವಂ ಚಾಪಿ ಚರಣವೈಕಲ್ಯೇ ।
ಅವಿಕಲಪುರುಷೇ ವಸತಾಂ ಮಾನಾರ್ಥಯುತಾನಿ ಸೌಖ್ಯಾನಿ ॥ ೬೬ ॥

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