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.

सङ्कीर्णाः स्युर्न नृपा दशासु तेषां भवन्ति सुखभाजः ।
रिपुगृहनीचोच्चच्युतसत्पापनिरीक्षणैर्भेदाः ॥ ६ ॥
[भेदः]

saṅkīrṇāḥ syurna nṛpā daśāsu teṣāṃ bhavanti sukhabhājaḥ |
ripugṛhanīcoccacyutasatpāpanirīkṣaṇairbhedāḥ || 6 ||
[bhedaḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 68.6 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 (68.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sankirna, Nripa, Dasha, Tad, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Sukhabhaj, Ripu, Nica, Ucca, Cyuta, Sat, Sad, Papa, Nirikshana, Bheda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 68.6). 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: “saṅkīrṇāḥ syurna nṛpā daśāsu teṣāṃ bhavanti sukhabhājaḥ
  • saṅkīrṇāḥ -
  • saṅkīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṅkīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • syur -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛpā* -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • daśāsu -
  • daśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sukhabhājaḥ -
  • sukhabhāj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sukhabhāj (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “ripugṛhanīcoccacyutasatpāpanirīkṣaṇairbhedāḥ || 6 |
  • ripu -
  • ripu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ripu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ripu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • gṛha -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • nīco -
  • nīcā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nīca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīcā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucca -
  • ucca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cyuta -
  • cyuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cyuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sat -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirīkṣaṇair -
  • nirīkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nirīkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bhedāḥ -
  • bheda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Cannot analyse 6

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 68.6

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 68.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸಙ್ಕೀರ್ಣಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ನ ನೃಪಾ ದಶಾಸು ತೇಷಾಂ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಸುಖಭಾಜಃ ।
ರಿಪುಗೃಹನೀಚೋಚ್ಚಚ್ಯುತಸತ್ಪಾಪನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣೈರ್ಭೇದಾಃ ॥ ೬ ॥
[ಭೇದಃ]

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 68.6 in Gujarati sript:
સઙ્કીર્ણાઃ સ્યુર્ન નૃપા દશાસુ તેષાં ભવન્તિ સુખભાજઃ ।
રિપુગૃહનીચોચ્ચચ્યુતસત્પાપનિરીક્ષણૈર્ભેદાઃ ॥ ૬ ॥
[ભેદઃ]

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 68.6 in Kannada sript:
ಸಙ್ಕೀರ್ಣಾಃ ಸ್ಯುರ್ನ ನೃಪಾ ದಶಾಸು ತೇಷಾಂ ಭವನ್ತಿ ಸುಖಭಾಜಃ ।
ರಿಪುಗೃಹನೀಚೋಚ್ಚಚ್ಯುತಸತ್ಪಾಪನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣೈರ್ಭೇದಾಃ ॥ ೬ ॥
[ಭೇದಃ]

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