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.

निम्नललाटा वधबन्धभागिनः क्रूरकर्मनिरताश्च ।
अभ्युन्नतैश्चमूपाः कृपणाः स्युः संवृतललाटाः ॥ ७२ ॥
[भूपाः । सङ्कट]

nimnalalāṭā vadhabandhabhāginaḥ krūrakarmaniratāśca |
abhyunnataiścamūpāḥ kṛpaṇāḥ syuḥ saṃvṛtalalāṭāḥ || 72 ||
[bhūpāḥ | saṅkaṭa]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.72 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 (67.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nimnalalata, Vadhabandha, Bhagin, Bhagi, Krurakarman, Irat, Abhyunnata, Camupa, Kripana, Samvrita, Lalata, Bhupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.72). 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: “nimnalalāṭā vadhabandhabhāginaḥ krūrakarmaniratāśca
  • nimnalalāṭā* -
  • nimnalalāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nimnalalāṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vadhabandha -
  • vadhabandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāginaḥ -
  • bhāgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāgin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhāgī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • krūrakarman -
  • krūrakarman (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    krūrakarman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • iratā -
  • ir -> irat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir -> irat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ir class 6 verb]
    ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “abhyunnataiścamūpāḥ kṛpaṇāḥ syuḥ saṃvṛtalalāṭāḥ || 72 |
  • abhyunnataiś -
  • abhyunnata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    abhyunnata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • camūpāḥ -
  • camūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kṛpaṇāḥ -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syuḥ -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • saṃvṛta -
  • saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lalāṭā -
  • lalāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    laṭ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse 72
  • Line 3: “[bhūpāḥ
  • bhūpāḥ -
  • bhūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.72

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 67.72 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಮ್ನಲಲಾಟಾ ವಧಬನ್ಧಭಾಗಿನಃ ಕ್ರೂರಕರ್ಮನಿರತಾಶ್ಚ ।
ಅಭ್ಯುನ್ನತೈಶ್ಚಮೂಪಾಃ ಕೃಪಣಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ಸಂವೃತಲಲಾಟಾಃ ॥ ೭೨ ॥
[ಭೂಪಾಃ । ಸಙ್ಕಟ]

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 67.72 in Gujarati sript:
નિમ્નલલાટા વધબન્ધભાગિનઃ ક્રૂરકર્મનિરતાશ્ચ ।
અભ્યુન્નતૈશ્ચમૂપાઃ કૃપણાઃ સ્યુઃ સંવૃતલલાટાઃ ॥ ૭૨ ॥
[ભૂપાઃ । સઙ્કટ]

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 67.72 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಮ್ನಲಲಾಟಾ ವಧಬನ್ಧಭಾಗಿನಃ ಕ್ರೂರಕರ್ಮನಿರತಾಶ್ಚ ।
ಅಭ್ಯುನ್ನತೈಶ್ಚಮೂಪಾಃ ಕೃಪಣಾಃ ಸ್ಯುಃ ಸಂವೃತಲಲಾಟಾಃ ॥ ೭೨ ॥
[ಭೂಪಾಃ । ಸಙ್ಕಟ]

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