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.

तत्र देवमुनिसिद्धचारणैर्मान्यमानपितृसेव्यसेवनात् ।
ब्रूत धातृभवनेऽस्ति किं सुखं यद् रहः समवलम्ब्य न स्त्रियम् ॥ १९ ॥

tatra devamunisiddhacāraṇairmānyamānapitṛsevyasevanāt |
brūta dhātṛbhavane'sti kiṃ sukhaṃ yad rahaḥ samavalambya na striyam || 19 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 73.19 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 (73.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Siddha, Carana, Manyamana, Vana, Dhatribhavana, Asti, Kim, Sukham, Sukha, Yat, Yad, Rahah, Rahas, Raha, Sama, Stri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 73.19). 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: “tatra devamunisiddhacāraṇairmānyamānapitṛsevyasevanāt
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • devamuni -
  • devamuni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • siddha -
  • siddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
    sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
  • cāraṇair -
  • cāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    cāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mānyamāna -
  • mānyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> mānyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √man]
    man -> mānyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √man]
    mān -> mānyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    mān -> mānyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √man]
    man -> mānyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √man]
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sevyase -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [present passive second single]
    sīv (verb class 0)
    [present passive second single]
  • vanāt -
  • vana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “brūta dhātṛbhavane'sti kiṃ sukhaṃ yad rahaḥ samavalambya na striyam
  • brūta -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • dhātṛbhavane' -
  • dhātṛbhavana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rahaḥ -
  • rahaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    rahas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alambya -
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • striyam -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 73.19

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 73.19 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ದೇವಮುನಿಸಿದ್ಧಚಾರಣೈರ್ಮಾನ್ಯಮಾನಪಿತೃಸೇವ್ಯಸೇವನಾತ್ ।
ಬ್ರೂತ ಧಾತೃಭವನೇಽಸ್ತಿ ಕಿಂ ಸುಖಂ ಯದ್ ರಹಃ ಸಮವಲಮ್ಬ್ಯ ನ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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 73.19 in Gujarati sript:
તત્ર દેવમુનિસિદ્ધચારણૈર્માન્યમાનપિતૃસેવ્યસેવનાત્ ।
બ્રૂત ધાતૃભવનેઽસ્તિ કિં સુખં યદ્ રહઃ સમવલમ્બ્ય ન સ્ત્રિયમ્ ॥ ૧૯ ॥

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 73.19 in Kannada sript:
ತತ್ರ ದೇವಮುನಿಸಿದ್ಧಚಾರಣೈರ್ಮಾನ್ಯಮಾನಪಿತೃಸೇವ್ಯಸೇವನಾತ್ ।
ಬ್ರೂತ ಧಾತೃಭವನೇಽಸ್ತಿ ಕಿಂ ಸುಖಂ ಯದ್ ರಹಃ ಸಮವಲಮ್ಬ್ಯ ನ ಸ್ತ್ರಿಯಮ್ ॥ ೧೯ ॥

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