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.

स्त्रीरत्नभोगोऽस्ति नरस्य यस्य निःस्वोऽपि साम्प्रत्यवनीस्वरो असौ ।
राज्यस्य सारोऽशनमङ्गनाश्च तृष्णानलोद्दीपनदारु शेषम् ॥ १७ ॥
[स्वं प्रत्यवनीस्वरो । मां प्रत्यव]

strīratnabhogo'sti narasya yasya niḥsvo'pi sāmpratyavanīsvaro asau |
rājyasya sāro'śanamaṅganāśca tṛṣṇānaloddīpanadāru śeṣam || 17 ||
[svaṃ pratyavanīsvaro | māṃ pratyava]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 73.17 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 (73.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Striratna, Bhoga, Asti, Nara, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Nihsva, Api, Prati, Avani, Svaru, Asi, Asu, Adah, Rajya, Sara, Saru, Saras, Ashana, Angana, Trishna, Anala, Uddipana, Daru, Shesha, Sva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 73.17). 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: “strīratnabhogo'sti narasya yasya niḥsvo'pi sāmpratyavanīsvaro asau
  • strīratna -
  • strīratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhogo' -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • narasya -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • niḥsvo' -
  • niḥsva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sām -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avanī -
  • avanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    avani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svaro -
  • svaru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rājyasya sāro'śanamaṅganāśca tṛṣṇānaloddīpanadāru śeṣam || 17 |
  • rājyasya -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √rāj class 1 verb], [genitive single from √rāj]
  • sāro' -
  • sāras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sāru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sāru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • aśanam -
  • aśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aṅganāś -
  • aṅganā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tṛṣṇā -
  • tṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • analo -
  • anala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    analā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uddīpana -
  • uddīpana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uddīpana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāru -
  • dāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dāru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śeṣam -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse 17
  • Line 3: “[svaṃ pratyavanīsvaro
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pratya -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • avanī -
  • avanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    avani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svaro -
  • svaru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 73.17

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 73.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀರತ್ನಭೋಗೋಽಸ್ತಿ ನರಸ್ಯ ಯಸ್ಯ ನಿಃಸ್ವೋಽಪಿ ಸಾಮ್ಪ್ರತ್ಯವನೀಸ್ವರೋ ಅಸೌ ।
ರಾಜ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಸಾರೋಽಶನಮಙ್ಗನಾಶ್ಚ ತೃಷ್ಣಾನಲೋದ್ದೀಪನದಾರು ಶೇಷಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
[ಸ್ವಂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯವನೀಸ್ವರೋ । ಮಾಂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯವ]

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 73.17 in Gujarati sript:
સ્ત્રીરત્નભોગોઽસ્તિ નરસ્ય યસ્ય નિઃસ્વોઽપિ સામ્પ્રત્યવનીસ્વરો અસૌ ।
રાજ્યસ્ય સારોઽશનમઙ્ગનાશ્ચ તૃષ્ણાનલોદ્દીપનદારુ શેષમ્ ॥ ૧૭ ॥
[સ્વં પ્રત્યવનીસ્વરો । માં પ્રત્યવ]

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 73.17 in Kannada sript:
ಸ್ತ್ರೀರತ್ನಭೋಗೋಽಸ್ತಿ ನರಸ್ಯ ಯಸ್ಯ ನಿಃಸ್ವೋಽಪಿ ಸಾಮ್ಪ್ರತ್ಯವನೀಸ್ವರೋ ಅಸೌ ।
ರಾಜ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಸಾರೋಽಶನಮಙ್ಗನಾಶ್ಚ ತೃಷ್ಣಾನಲೋದ್ದೀಪನದಾರು ಶೇಷಮ್ ॥ ೧೭ ॥
[ಸ್ವಂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯವನೀಸ್ವರೋ । ಮಾಂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯವ]

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