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.

अस्वेदनौ मृदुतलौ कमलोदराभौ श्लिष्टाङ्गुली रुचिरताम्रनखौ सुपार्ष्णी ।
उष्णौ शिराविरहितौ सुनिगूढगुल्फौ कूर्मोन्नतौ च चरणौ मनुजेश्वरस्य ॥ २ ॥

asvedanau mṛdutalau kamalodarābhau śliṣṭāṅgulī ruciratāmranakhau supārṣṇī |
uṣṇau śirāvirahitau sunigūḍhagulphau kūrmonnatau ca caraṇau manujeśvarasya || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.2 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 (67.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asvedana, Mridu, Tala, Kamalodara, Abhi, Shlishta, Anguli, Rucira, Tamranakha, Parshni, Ushna, Ushni, Shira, Shiri, Hita, Hiti, Gudhagulpha, Kurma, Unnata, Unnati, Carana, Carani, Manujeshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.2). 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: “asvedanau mṛdutalau kamalodarābhau śliṣṭāṅgulī ruciratāmranakhau supārṣṇī
  • asvedanau -
  • asvedana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mṛdu -
  • mṛdu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mṛdu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛdū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • talau -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kamalodarā -
  • kamalodara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kamalodara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhau -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śliṣṭā -
  • śliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śliṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
  • aṅgulī -
  • aṅgulī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • rucira -
  • rucira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rucira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāmranakhau -
  • tāmranakha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pārṣṇī -
  • pārṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “uṣṇau śirāvirahitau sunigūḍhagulphau kūrmonnatau ca caraṇau manujeśvarasya
  • uṣṇau -
  • uṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    uṣṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    uṣṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • śirāvi -
  • śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śiri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ira -
  • ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hitau -
  • hita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    hiti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    hi -> hita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √hi class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √hi class 5 verb]
  • suni -
  • (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gūḍhagulphau -
  • gūḍhagulpha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kūrmo -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • unnatau -
  • unnata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    unnati (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caraṇau -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    caraṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • manujeśvarasya -
  • manujeśvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.2

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 67.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ವೇದನೌ ಮೃದುತಲೌ ಕಮಲೋದರಾಭೌ ಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಾಙ್ಗುಲೀ ರುಚಿರತಾಮ್ರನಖೌ ಸುಪಾರ್ಷ್ಣೀ ।
ಉಷ್ಣೌ ಶಿರಾವಿರಹಿತೌ ಸುನಿಗೂಢಗುಲ್ಫೌ ಕೂರ್ಮೋನ್ನತೌ ಚ ಚರಣೌ ಮನುಜೇಶ್ವರಸ್ಯ ॥ ೨ ॥

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 67.2 in Gujarati sript:
અસ્વેદનૌ મૃદુતલૌ કમલોદરાભૌ શ્લિષ્ટાઙ્ગુલી રુચિરતામ્રનખૌ સુપાર્ષ્ણી ।
ઉષ્ણૌ શિરાવિરહિતૌ સુનિગૂઢગુલ્ફૌ કૂર્મોન્નતૌ ચ ચરણૌ મનુજેશ્વરસ્ય ॥ ૨ ॥

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 67.2 in Kannada sript:
ಅಸ್ವೇದನೌ ಮೃದುತಲೌ ಕಮಲೋದರಾಭೌ ಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಾಙ್ಗುಲೀ ರುಚಿರತಾಮ್ರನಖೌ ಸುಪಾರ್ಷ್ಣೀ ।
ಉಷ್ಣೌ ಶಿರಾವಿರಹಿತೌ ಸುನಿಗೂಢಗುಲ್ಫೌ ಕೂರ್ಮೋನ್ನತೌ ಚ ಚರಣೌ ಮನುಜೇಶ್ವರಸ್ಯ ॥ ೨ ॥

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