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.

वृद्धाकारः खरपरुषमूर्धजश्च शत्रुनाशने कुशलः ।
द्विजदेवयज्ञयोगप्रसक्तधीः स्त्रीजितो मतिमान् ॥ ३८ ॥
[रूक्षमूर्धजश्]

vṛddhākāraḥ kharaparuṣamūrdhajaśca śatrunāśane kuśalaḥ |
dvijadevayajñayogaprasaktadhīḥ strījito matimān || 38 ||
[rūkṣamūrdhajaś]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 68.38 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 (68.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vriddha, Akara, Kharapa, Rush, Dha, Shatrunashana, Kushala, Dvijadeva, Yajnayoga, Prasaktadhi, Strijita, Matimat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 68.38). 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: “vṛddhākāraḥ kharaparuṣamūrdhajaśca śatrunāśane kuśalaḥ
  • vṛddhā -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • akāraḥ -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kharapa -
  • kharapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ruṣam -
  • ruṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ruṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ūr -
  • ū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dha -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaś -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatrunāśane -
  • śatrunāśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śatrunāśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śatrunāśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kuśalaḥ -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dvijadevayajñayogaprasaktadhīḥ strījito matimān || 38 |
  • dvijadeva -
  • dvijadeva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajñayoga -
  • yajñayoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prasaktadhīḥ -
  • prasaktadhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prasaktadhī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • strījito* -
  • strījita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • matimān -
  • matimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse 38

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 68.38

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 68.38 in Kannada sript:
ವೃದ್ಧಾಕಾರಃ ಖರಪರುಷಮೂರ್ಧಜಶ್ಚ ಶತ್ರುನಾಶನೇ ಕುಶಲಃ ।
ದ್ವಿಜದೇವಯಜ್ಞಯೋಗಪ್ರಸಕ್ತಧೀಃ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಜಿತೋ ಮತಿಮಾನ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
[ರೂಕ್ಷಮೂರ್ಧಜಶ್]

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 68.38 in Gujarati sript:
વૃદ્ધાકારઃ ખરપરુષમૂર્ધજશ્ચ શત્રુનાશને કુશલઃ ।
દ્વિજદેવયજ્ઞયોગપ્રસક્તધીઃ સ્ત્રીજિતો મતિમાન્ ॥ ૩૮ ॥
[રૂક્ષમૂર્ધજશ્]

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 68.38 in Kannada sript:
ವೃದ್ಧಾಕಾರಃ ಖರಪರುಷಮೂರ್ಧಜಶ್ಚ ಶತ್ರುನಾಶನೇ ಕುಶಲಃ ।
ದ್ವಿಜದೇವಯಜ್ಞಯೋಗಪ್ರಸಕ್ತಧೀಃ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಜಿತೋ ಮತಿಮಾನ್ ॥ ೩೮ ॥
[ರೂಕ್ಷಮೂರ್ಧಜಶ್]

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