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.

बहुमूलविषमकपिलाः स्थूलस्फुटिताग्रपरुषह्रस्वाश्च ।
अतिकुटिलाश्चातिघनाश्च मूर्धजा वित्तहीनानाम् ॥ ८२ ॥

bahumūlaviṣamakapilāḥ sthūlasphuṭitāgraparuṣahrasvāśca |
atikuṭilāścātighanāśca mūrdhajā vittahīnānām || 82 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 67.82 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 (67.82). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahumula, Vishama, Kapila, Sthula, Sphutita, Agra, Parusha, Hrasva, Ati, Kutila, Atighana, Murdhaja, Vittahina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 67.82). 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: “bahumūlaviṣamakapilāḥ sthūlasphuṭitāgraparuṣahrasvāśca
  • bahumūla -
  • bahumūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahumūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣama -
  • viṣama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṣama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kapilāḥ -
  • kapila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kapilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sthūla -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sphuṭitā -
  • sphuṭita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphuṭita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sphuṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
    sphuṭ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    sphuṭ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paruṣa -
  • paruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hrasvāś -
  • hrasva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hrasvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “atikuṭilāścātighanāśca mūrdhajā vittahīnānām
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kuṭilāś -
  • kuṭila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuṭilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atighanāś -
  • atighana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mūrdhajā* -
  • mūrdhaja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vittahīnānām -
  • vittahīna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vittahīna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vittahīnā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 67.82

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 67.82 in Kannada sript:
ಬಹುಮೂಲವಿಷಮಕಪಿಲಾಃ ಸ್ಥೂಲಸ್ಫುಟಿತಾಗ್ರಪರುಷಹ್ರಸ್ವಾಶ್ಚ ।
ಅತಿಕುಟಿಲಾಶ್ಚಾತಿಘನಾಶ್ಚ ಮೂರ್ಧಜಾ ವಿತ್ತಹೀನಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೮೨ ॥

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 67.82 in Gujarati sript:
બહુમૂલવિષમકપિલાઃ સ્થૂલસ્ફુટિતાગ્રપરુષહ્રસ્વાશ્ચ ।
અતિકુટિલાશ્ચાતિઘનાશ્ચ મૂર્ધજા વિત્તહીનાનામ્ ॥ ૮૨ ॥

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 67.82 in Kannada sript:
ಬಹುಮೂಲವಿಷಮಕಪಿಲಾಃ ಸ್ಥೂಲಸ್ಫುಟಿತಾಗ್ರಪರುಷಹ್ರಸ್ವಾಶ್ಚ ।
ಅತಿಕುಟಿಲಾಶ್ಚಾತಿಘನಾಶ್ಚ ಮೂರ್ಧಜಾ ವಿತ್ತಹೀನಾನಾಮ್ ॥ ೮೨ ॥

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