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.

शस्तौषधिद्रुमलता मधुरा सुगन्धा स्निग्धा समा न सुषिरा च मही नराणाम् ।
अप्यध्वनि श्रमविनोदमुपागतानां धत्ते श्रियं किमुत शाश्वतमन्दिरेषु ॥ ८६ ॥

śastauṣadhidrumalatā madhurā sugandhā snigdhā samā na suṣirā ca mahī narāṇām |
apyadhvani śramavinodamupāgatānāṃ dhatte śriyaṃ kimuta śāśvatamandireṣu || 86 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 52.86 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 (52.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shasta, Shasti, Shastri, Aushadhi, Aushadhin, Drumalata, Madhura, Sugandha, Snigdha, Sama, Sushira, Mahi, Mahin, Nara, Api, Apya, Adhvan, Adhvani, Shramavinoda, Upagata, Shri, Shriya, Kim, Uta, Shashvatamandira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 52.86). 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: “śastauṣadhidrumalatā madhurā sugandhā snigdhā samā na suṣirā ca mahī narāṇām
  • śastau -
  • śasta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śasti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śaṃs -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śaṃs class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śas -> śastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śas class 1 verb]
    śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • auṣadhi -
  • auṣadhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    auṣadhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    auṣadhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    auṣadhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • drumalatā* -
  • drumalatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • madhurā -
  • madhurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sugandhā -
  • sugandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • snigdhā -
  • snigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • samā* -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suṣirā -
  • suṣirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahī -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narāṇām -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “apyadhvani śramavinodamupāgatānāṃ dhatte śriyaṃ kimuta śāśvatamandireṣu
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • adhvani -
  • adhvani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhvani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    adhvani (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adhvan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śramavinodam -
  • śramavinoda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upāgatānām -
  • upāgata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    upāgata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    upāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dhatte -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • śriyam -
  • śriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uta -
  • uta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> uta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> uta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    u (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • śāśvatamandireṣu -
  • śāśvatamandira (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śāśvatamandira (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 52.86

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 52.86 in Kannada sript:
ಶಸ್ತೌಷಧಿದ್ರುಮಲತಾ ಮಧುರಾ ಸುಗನ್ಧಾ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾ ಸಮಾ ನ ಸುಷಿರಾ ಚ ಮಹೀ ನರಾಣಾಮ್ ।
ಅಪ್ಯಧ್ವನಿ ಶ್ರಮವಿನೋದಮುಪಾಗತಾನಾಂ ಧತ್ತೇ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ಕಿಮುತ ಶಾಶ್ವತಮನ್ದಿರೇಷು ॥ ೮೬ ॥

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 52.86 in Gujarati sript:
શસ્તૌષધિદ્રુમલતા મધુરા સુગન્ધા સ્નિગ્ધા સમા ન સુષિરા ચ મહી નરાણામ્ ।
અપ્યધ્વનિ શ્રમવિનોદમુપાગતાનાં ધત્તે શ્રિયં કિમુત શાશ્વતમન્દિરેષુ ॥ ૮૬ ॥

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 52.86 in Kannada sript:
ಶಸ್ತೌಷಧಿದ್ರುಮಲತಾ ಮಧುರಾ ಸುಗನ್ಧಾ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾ ಸಮಾ ನ ಸುಷಿರಾ ಚ ಮಹೀ ನರಾಣಾಮ್ ।
ಅಪ್ಯಧ್ವನಿ ಶ್ರಮವಿನೋದಮುಪಾಗತಾನಾಂ ಧತ್ತೇ ಶ್ರಿಯಂ ಕಿಮುತ ಶಾಶ್ವತಮನ್ದಿರೇಷು ॥ ೮೬ ॥

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