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.

स्निग्धोन्नताग्रतनुताम्रनखौ कुमार्याः पादौ समोपचितचारुनिगूढगुल्फौ ।
श्लिष्टाङ्गुली कमलकान्तितलौ च यस्यास्तामुद्वहेद् यदि भुवोऽधिपतित्वमिच्छेत् ॥ १ ॥

snigdhonnatāgratanutāmranakhau kumāryāḥ pādau samopacitacārunigūḍhagulphau |
śliṣṭāṅgulī kamalakāntitalau ca yasyāstāmudvahed yadi bhuvo'dhipatitvamicchet || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 69.1 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 (69.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Snigdha, Unnata, Agra, Tanuta, Kha, Kumari, Pada, Padu, Sama, Upacita, Caru, Nigudha, Gulpha, Shlishta, Anguli, Kamalaka, Anti, Tala, Yasya, Yadi, Yad, Bhuvah, Bhuva, Bhu, Adhipatitva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 69.1). 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: “snigdhonnatāgratanutāmranakhau kumāryāḥ pādau samopacitacārunigūḍhagulphau
  • snigdho -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snigdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √snih class 1 verb], [vocative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √snih class 1 verb], [nominative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • unnatā -
  • unnata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    unnatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agra -
  • agra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tanutām -
  • tanutā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • rana -
  • ran (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • khau -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kumāryāḥ -
  • kumārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pādau -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pādu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • samo -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • upacita -
  • upacita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upacita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāru -
  • cāru (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nigūḍha -
  • nigūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nigūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gulphau -
  • gulpha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “śliṣṭāṅgulī kamalakāntitalau ca yasyāstāmudvahed yadi bhuvo'dhipatitvamicchet
  • śliṣṭā -
  • śliṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śliṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śliṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
    śliṣ -> śliṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śliṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śliṣ class 4 verb]
  • aṅgulī -
  • aṅgulī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kamalakā -
  • kamalaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • talau -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yasyās -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ud -
  • ud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vahed -
  • vah (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhuvo' -
  • bhuvaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhuva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • adhipatitvam -
  • adhipatitva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhipatitva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • icchet -
  • iṣ (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 69.1

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 69.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧೋನ್ನತಾಗ್ರತನುತಾಮ್ರನಖೌ ಕುಮಾರ್ಯಾಃ ಪಾದೌ ಸಮೋಪಚಿತಚಾರುನಿಗೂಢಗುಲ್ಫೌ ।
ಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಾಙ್ಗುಲೀ ಕಮಲಕಾನ್ತಿತಲೌ ಚ ಯಸ್ಯಾಸ್ತಾಮುದ್ವಹೇದ್ ಯದಿ ಭುವೋಽಧಿಪತಿತ್ವಮಿಚ್ಛೇತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 69.1 in Gujarati sript:
સ્નિગ્ધોન્નતાગ્રતનુતામ્રનખૌ કુમાર્યાઃ પાદૌ સમોપચિતચારુનિગૂઢગુલ્ફૌ ।
શ્લિષ્ટાઙ્ગુલી કમલકાન્તિતલૌ ચ યસ્યાસ્તામુદ્વહેદ્ યદિ ભુવોઽધિપતિત્વમિચ્છેત્ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 69.1 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧೋನ್ನತಾಗ್ರತನುತಾಮ್ರನಖೌ ಕುಮಾರ್ಯಾಃ ಪಾದೌ ಸಮೋಪಚಿತಚಾರುನಿಗೂಢಗುಲ್ಫೌ ।
ಶ್ಲಿಷ್ಟಾಙ್ಗುಲೀ ಕಮಲಕಾನ್ತಿತಲೌ ಚ ಯಸ್ಯಾಸ್ತಾಮುದ್ವಹೇದ್ ಯದಿ ಭುವೋಽಧಿಪತಿತ್ವಮಿಚ್ಛೇತ್ ॥ ೧ ॥

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