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.

मन्त्रित्वं स्थूलदृशां श्यावाक्षाणां भवति सौभाग्यम् ।
दीना दृग्निःस्वानां स्निग्धा विपुलार्थभोगवताम् ॥ ६७ ॥
[श्यावाक्षाणां च]

mantritvaṃ sthūladṛśāṃ śyāvākṣāṇāṃ bhavati saubhāgyam |
dīnā dṛgniḥsvānāṃ snigdhā vipulārthabhogavatām || 67 ||
[śyāvākṣāṇāṃ ca]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.67 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 (67.67). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mantritva, Sthula, Drisha, Drish, Shyavaksha, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Saubhagya, Snigdha, Vipularthabhogavat, Vipularthabhogavata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.67). 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: “mantritvaṃ sthūladṛśāṃ śyāvākṣāṇāṃ bhavati saubhāgyam
  • mantritvam -
  • mantritva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sthūla -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśām -
  • dṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • śyāvākṣāṇām -
  • śyāvākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śyāvākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    śyāvākṣā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • saubhāgyam -
  • saubhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    saubhāgyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dīnā dṛgniḥsvānāṃ snigdhā vipulārthabhogavatām || 67 |
  • dīnā* -
  • Cannot analyse dṛgniḥsvānām*sn
  • snigdhā* -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    snigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √snih class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √snih class 4 verb]
  • vipulārthabhogavatām -
  • vipulārthabhogavat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vipulārthabhogavat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vipulārthabhogavatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse 67

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.67

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 67.67 in Kannada sript:
ಮನ್ತ್ರಿತ್ವಂ ಸ್ಥೂಲದೃಶಾಂ ಶ್ಯಾವಾಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ಭವತಿ ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯಮ್ ।
ದೀನಾ ದೃಗ್ನಿಃಸ್ವಾನಾಂ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾ ವಿಪುಲಾರ್ಥಭೋಗವತಾಮ್ ॥ ೬೭ ॥
[ಶ್ಯಾವಾಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ಚ]

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 67.67 in Gujarati sript:
મન્ત્રિત્વં સ્થૂલદૃશાં શ્યાવાક્ષાણાં ભવતિ સૌભાગ્યમ્ ।
દીના દૃગ્નિઃસ્વાનાં સ્નિગ્ધા વિપુલાર્થભોગવતામ્ ॥ ૬૭ ॥
[શ્યાવાક્ષાણાં ચ]

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 67.67 in Kannada sript:
ಮನ್ತ್ರಿತ್ವಂ ಸ್ಥೂಲದೃಶಾಂ ಶ್ಯಾವಾಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ಭವತಿ ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯಮ್ ।
ದೀನಾ ದೃಗ್ನಿಃಸ್ವಾನಾಂ ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾ ವಿಪುಲಾರ್ಥಭೋಗವತಾಮ್ ॥ ೬೭ ॥
[ಶ್ಯಾವಾಕ್ಷಾಣಾಂ ಚ]

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