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.

यात्राप्रसिद्धिर्द्विषतां विनाशो लाभाः प्रभूता वसुधागमश्च ।
वृद्धिः पशूनामभिवञ्छिताप्तिस्त्र्याद्येष्वयुग्मेषु तदीश्वराणाम् ॥ ६ ॥
[प्रभूतो]

yātrāprasiddhirdviṣatāṃ vināśo lābhāḥ prabhūtā vasudhāgamaśca |
vṛddhiḥ paśūnāmabhivañchitāptistryādyeṣvayugmeṣu tadīśvarāṇām || 6 ||
[prabhūto]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 71.6 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 (71.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatra, Yatri, Prasiddhi, Dvishat, Dvishata, Vinasha, Labha, Prabhuta, Vasudhagama, Vriddhi, Pashu, Abhivat, Shita, Apti, Tri, Adya, Ayugma, Tad, Tat, Ishvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 71.6). 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: “yātrāprasiddhirdviṣatāṃ vināśo lābhāḥ prabhūtā vasudhāgamaśca
  • yātrā -
  • yātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prasiddhir -
  • prasiddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dviṣatām -
  • dviṣat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dviṣatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dviṣ (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • vināśo* -
  • vināśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lābhāḥ -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    lābhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prabhūtā* -
  • prabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prabhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vasudhāgamaś -
  • vasudhāgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vṛddhiḥ paśūnāmabhivañchitāptistryādyeṣvayugmeṣu tadīśvarāṇām || 6 |
  • vṛddhiḥ -
  • vṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛddhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśūnām -
  • paśu (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    paśū (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    paśū (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    paśū (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • abhivañch -
  • abhivat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śitā -
  • śita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    śā -> śita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śā class 3 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]
    śā -> śitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • āptis -
  • āpti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tryā -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ādyeṣva -
  • ādya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ādya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √ad]
    ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √ad]
  • ayugmeṣu -
  • ayugma (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ayugma (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īśvarāṇām -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    īśvarā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse 6

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Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 71.6

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 71.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾತ್ರಾಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿರ್ದ್ವಿಷತಾಂ ವಿನಾಶೋ ಲಾಭಾಃ ಪ್ರಭೂತಾ ವಸುಧಾಗಮಶ್ಚ ।
ವೃದ್ಧಿಃ ಪಶೂನಾಮಭಿವಞ್ಛಿತಾಪ್ತಿಸ್ತ್ರ್ಯಾದ್ಯೇಷ್ವಯುಗ್ಮೇಷು ತದೀಶ್ವರಾಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥
[ಪ್ರಭೂತೋ]

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 71.6 in Gujarati sript:
યાત્રાપ્રસિદ્ધિર્દ્વિષતાં વિનાશો લાભાઃ પ્રભૂતા વસુધાગમશ્ચ ।
વૃદ્ધિઃ પશૂનામભિવઞ્છિતાપ્તિસ્ત્ર્યાદ્યેષ્વયુગ્મેષુ તદીશ્વરાણામ્ ॥ ૬ ॥
[પ્રભૂતો]

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 71.6 in Kannada sript:
ಯಾತ್ರಾಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧಿರ್ದ್ವಿಷತಾಂ ವಿನಾಶೋ ಲಾಭಾಃ ಪ್ರಭೂತಾ ವಸುಧಾಗಮಶ್ಚ ।
ವೃದ್ಧಿಃ ಪಶೂನಾಮಭಿವಞ್ಛಿತಾಪ್ತಿಸ್ತ್ರ್ಯಾದ್ಯೇಷ್ವಯುಗ್ಮೇಷು ತದೀಶ್ವರಾಣಾಮ್ ॥ ೬ ॥
[ಪ್ರಭೂತೋ]

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