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.

आब्रह्मकीटान्तमिदं निबद्धं पुंस्त्रीप्रयोगेण जगत्समस्तम् ।
व्रीडात्र का यत्र चतुर्मुखत्वमीशोऽपि लोभाद्गमितो युवत्याः ॥ २० ॥

ābrahmakīṭāntamidaṃ nibaddhaṃ puṃstrīprayogeṇa jagatsamastam |
vrīḍātra kā yatra caturmukhatvamīśo'pi lobhādgamito yuvatyāḥ || 20 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 73.20 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 (73.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Abrahma, Abrahman, Kita, Tami, Tamin, Nibaddha, Tri, Prayoga, Jagat, Samasta, Vrida, Yatra, Caturmukhatva, Isha, Ish, Api, Lobha, Gamita, Yuvati, Yuvatya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 73.20). 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: “ābrahmakīṭāntamidaṃ nibaddhaṃ puṃstrīprayogeṇa jagatsamastam
  • ābrahma -
  • ābrahma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ābrahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ābrahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ābrahman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ābrahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kīṭān -
  • kīṭa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tami -
  • tami (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tamī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tamin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tamin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • nibaddham -
  • nibaddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nibaddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nibaddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puṃs -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • trī -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prayogeṇa -
  • prayoga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    prayoga (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jagat -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • samastam -
  • samasta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samasta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samastā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vrīḍātra yatra caturmukhatvamīśo'pi lobhādgamito yuvatyāḥ
  • vrīḍāt -
  • vrīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caturmukhatvam -
  • caturmukhatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īśo' -
  • īśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • lobhād -
  • lobha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • gamito* -
  • gamita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    gam -> gamita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √gam]
  • yuvatyāḥ -
  • yuvati (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuvatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yu -> yuvatī (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √yu class 2 verb], [genitive single from √yu class 2 verb]
    yuvatya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 73.20

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 73.20 in Kannada sript:
ಆಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕೀಟಾನ್ತಮಿದಂ ನಿಬದ್ಧಂ ಪುಂಸ್ತ್ರೀಪ್ರಯೋಗೇಣ ಜಗತ್ಸಮಸ್ತಮ್ ।
ವ್ರೀಡಾತ್ರ ಕಾ ಯತ್ರ ಚತುರ್ಮುಖತ್ವಮೀಶೋಽಪಿ ಲೋಭಾದ್ಗಮಿತೋ ಯುವತ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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 73.20 in Gujarati sript:
આબ્રહ્મકીટાન્તમિદં નિબદ્ધં પુંસ્ત્રીપ્રયોગેણ જગત્સમસ્તમ્ ।
વ્રીડાત્ર કા યત્ર ચતુર્મુખત્વમીશોઽપિ લોભાદ્ગમિતો યુવત્યાઃ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

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 73.20 in Kannada sript:
ಆಬ್ರಹ್ಮಕೀಟಾನ್ತಮಿದಂ ನಿಬದ್ಧಂ ಪುಂಸ್ತ್ರೀಪ್ರಯೋಗೇಣ ಜಗತ್ಸಮಸ್ತಮ್ ।
ವ್ರೀಡಾತ್ರ ಕಾ ಯತ್ರ ಚತುರ್ಮುಖತ್ವಮೀಶೋಽಪಿ ಲೋಭಾದ್ಗಮಿತೋ ಯುವತ್ಯಾಃ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

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