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.

लिप्ते मषीगोमयकर्दमाद्यैश्छिन्ने प्रदग्धे स्फुटिते च विन्द्यात् ।
पुष्टं नवेऽल्पाल्पतरं च भुक्ते पापं शुभं चाधिकमुत्तरीये ॥ १० ॥

lipte maṣīgomayakardamādyaiśchinne pradagdhe sphuṭite ca vindyāt |
puṣṭaṃ nave'lpālpataraṃ ca bhukte pāpaṃ śubhaṃ cādhikamuttarīye || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 70.10 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 (70.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lipta, Lipti, Mashi, Gomaya, Kardama, Yah, Yat, Chinna, Pradagdha, Sphutita, Pushta, Nava, Alpalpa, Tara, Bhukta, Bhukti, Papam, Papa, Shubha, Shubh, Adhikam, Adhika, Uttariya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 70.10). 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: “lipte maṣīgomayakardamādyaiśchinne pradagdhe sphuṭite ca vindyāt
  • lipte -
  • lipta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lipta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    liptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lipti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    lip -> lipta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √lip class 1 verb], [locative single from √lip class 6 verb]
    lip -> lipta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √lip class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lip class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lip class 1 verb], [locative single from √lip class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lip class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lip class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lip class 6 verb], [locative single from √lip class 6 verb]
    lip -> liptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √lip class 1 verb], [vocative single from √lip class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √lip class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √lip class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √lip class 6 verb], [vocative single from √lip class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lip class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lip class 6 verb]
  • maṣī -
  • maṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    maṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    maṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    maṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gomaya -
  • gomaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gomaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kardamād -
  • kardama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    kardama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yaiś -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • chinne -
  • chinna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    chinna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    chinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pradagdhe -
  • pradagdha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pradagdha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pradagdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sphuṭite -
  • sphuṭita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sphuṭita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sphuṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [locative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [locative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [locative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
    sphuṭ -> sphuṭitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sphuṭ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √sphuṭ class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vindyāt -
  • vid (verb class 7)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “puṣṭaṃ nave'lpālpataraṃ ca bhukte pāpaṃ śubhaṃ cādhikamuttarīye
  • puṣṭam -
  • puṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √puṣ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 9 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puṣ -> puṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √puṣ class 4 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puch class 1 verb]
    puch -> puṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √puch class 1 verb]
  • nave' -
  • nava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    navā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nu (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • alpālpa -
  • alpālpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpālpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taram -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhukte -
  • bhukta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhukti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • pāpam -
  • pāpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhikam -
  • adhikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uttarīye -
  • uttarīya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 70.10

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 70.10 in Kannada sript:
ಲಿಪ್ತೇ ಮಷೀಗೋಮಯಕರ್ದಮಾದ್ಯೈಶ್ಛಿನ್ನೇ ಪ್ರದಗ್ಧೇ ಸ್ಫುಟಿತೇ ಚ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ಪುಷ್ಟಂ ನವೇಽಲ್ಪಾಲ್ಪತರಂ ಚ ಭುಕ್ತೇ ಪಾಪಂ ಶುಭಂ ಚಾಧಿಕಮುತ್ತರೀಯೇ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 70.10 in Gujarati sript:
લિપ્તે મષીગોમયકર્દમાદ્યૈશ્છિન્ને પ્રદગ્ધે સ્ફુટિતે ચ વિન્દ્યાત્ ।
પુષ્ટં નવેઽલ્પાલ્પતરં ચ ભુક્તે પાપં શુભં ચાધિકમુત્તરીયે ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 70.10 in Kannada sript:
ಲಿಪ್ತೇ ಮಷೀಗೋಮಯಕರ್ದಮಾದ್ಯೈಶ್ಛಿನ್ನೇ ಪ್ರದಗ್ಧೇ ಸ್ಫುಟಿತೇ ಚ ವಿನ್ದ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ಪುಷ್ಟಂ ನವೇಽಲ್ಪಾಲ್ಪತರಂ ಚ ಭುಕ್ತೇ ಪಾಪಂ ಶುಭಂ ಚಾಧಿಕಮುತ್ತರೀಯೇ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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