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.

जाया वा स्याज्जनित्री वा सम्भवः स्त्रीकृतो नृणाम् ।
हे कृतघ्नाश् तयोर्निन्दां कुर्वतां वः कुतः शुभम् ॥ ११ ॥

jāyā vā syājjanitrī vā sambhavaḥ strīkṛto nṛṇām |
he kṛtaghnāś tayornindāṃ kurvatāṃ vaḥ kutaḥ śubham || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 73.11 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 (73.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jaya, Sambhava, Sambhu, Strikrita, Nri, Tad, Ninda, Kurvat, Kurvata, Yushmad, Kutah, Kuta, Shubha, Shubh,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 73.11). 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: “jāyā syājjanitrī sambhavaḥ strīkṛto nṛṇām
  • jāyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse syājjanitrī*vā
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sambhavaḥ -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sambhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • strīkṛto* -
  • strīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nṛṇām -
  • nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “he kṛtaghnāś tayornindāṃ kurvatāṃ vaḥ kutaḥ śubham
  • he -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • kṛtaghnāś -
  • tayor -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • nindām -
  • nindā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvatām -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kurvatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śubham -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śubh (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 73.11

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 73.11 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾಯಾ ವಾ ಸ್ಯಾಜ್ಜನಿತ್ರೀ ವಾ ಸಮ್ಭವಃ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಕೃತೋ ನೃಣಾಮ್ ।
ಹೇ ಕೃತಘ್ನಾಶ್ ತಯೋರ್ನಿನ್ದಾಂ ಕುರ್ವತಾಂ ವಃ ಕುತಃ ಶುಭಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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 73.11 in Gujarati sript:
જાયા વા સ્યાજ્જનિત્રી વા સમ્ભવઃ સ્ત્રીકૃતો નૃણામ્ ।
હે કૃતઘ્નાશ્ તયોર્નિન્દાં કુર્વતાં વઃ કુતઃ શુભમ્ ॥ ૧૧ ॥

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 73.11 in Kannada sript:
ಜಾಯಾ ವಾ ಸ್ಯಾಜ್ಜನಿತ್ರೀ ವಾ ಸಮ್ಭವಃ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಕೃತೋ ನೃಣಾಮ್ ।
ಹೇ ಕೃತಘ್ನಾಶ್ ತಯೋರ್ನಿನ್ದಾಂ ಕುರ್ವತಾಂ ವಃ ಕುತಃ ಶುಭಮ್ ॥ ೧೧ ॥

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