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.

निमर्दाभ्यधिकहीननखाङ्गान् कुब्जवामनकमेषविषाणान् ।
दृश्यकोशफलपुष्करहीनाच्छ्यावनीलशबलासिततालून् ॥ ९ ॥
[निर्मदा]

nimardābhyadhikahīnanakhāṅgān kubjavāmanakameṣaviṣāṇān |
dṛśyakośaphalapuṣkarahīnācchyāvanīlaśabalāsitatālūn || 9 ||
[nirmadā]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 66.9 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:

Read online Buy now! The Sanskrit text by Pandit Achyutananda Jha (2001)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (66.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abhyadhika, Hina, Kubjavamana, Kama, Ishu, Ishana, Drishya, Koshaphala, Pushkara, Shyava, Nila, Shabala, Sitata, Alu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 66.9). 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: “nimardābhyadhikahīnanakhāṅgān kubjavāmanakameṣaviṣāṇān
  • nim -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ardā -
  • ard (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ard (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhyadhika -
  • abhyadhika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyadhika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīna -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • nakhāṅgān -
  • kubjavāmana -
  • kubjavāmana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kame -
  • kama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    kama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • iṣavi -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iṣāṇān -
  • iṣāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dṛśyakośaphalapuṣkarahīnācchyāvanīlaśabalāsitatālūn || 9 |
  • dṛśya -
  • dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • kośaphala -
  • kośaphala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kośaphala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puṣkara -
  • puṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hīnācch -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √ class 3 verb]
  • śyāva -
  • śyāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śyāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śā (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • nīla -
  • nīla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīl (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śabalā -
  • śabalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sitatā -
  • sitatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālūn -
  • ālu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 9

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 66.9

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 66.9 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಮರ್ದಾಭ್ಯಧಿಕಹೀನನಖಾಙ್ಗಾನ್ ಕುಬ್ಜವಾಮನಕಮೇಷವಿಷಾಣಾನ್ ।
ದೃಶ್ಯಕೋಶಫಲಪುಷ್ಕರಹೀನಾಚ್ಛ್ಯಾವನೀಲಶಬಲಾಸಿತತಾಲೂನ್ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ನಿರ್ಮದಾ]

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 66.9 in Gujarati sript:
નિમર્દાભ્યધિકહીનનખાઙ્ગાન્ કુબ્જવામનકમેષવિષાણાન્ ।
દૃશ્યકોશફલપુષ્કરહીનાચ્છ્યાવનીલશબલાસિતતાલૂન્ ॥ ૯ ॥
[નિર્મદા]

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 66.9 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಮರ್ದಾಭ್ಯಧಿಕಹೀನನಖಾಙ್ಗಾನ್ ಕುಬ್ಜವಾಮನಕಮೇಷವಿಷಾಣಾನ್ ।
ದೃಶ್ಯಕೋಶಫಲಪುಷ್ಕರಹೀನಾಚ್ಛ್ಯಾವನೀಲಶಬಲಾಸಿತತಾಲೂನ್ ॥ ೯ ॥
[ನಿರ್ಮದಾ]

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