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.

वाल्लभ्यमायाति विहाय मानं दौर्भाग्यमापादयतेऽभिमानः ।
कृच्छ्रेण संसाधयतेऽभिमानी कार्याण्ययत्नेन वदन्प्रियाणि ॥ ६ ॥

vāllabhyamāyāti vihāya mānaṃ daurbhāgyamāpādayate'bhimānaḥ |
kṛcchreṇa saṃsādhayate'bhimānī kāryāṇyayatnena vadanpriyāṇi || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 74.6 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 (74.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vallabhya, Ayat, Vihaya, Viha, Mana, Daurbhagya, Apada, Yat, Yata, Yati, Abhimana, Kricchrena, Kricchra, Sadhayat, Abhimanin, Karya, Ayatnena, Ayatna, Vadat, Priya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 74.6). 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: “vāllabhyamāyāti vihāya mānaṃ daurbhāgyamāpādayate'bhimānaḥ
  • vāllabhyam -
  • vāllabhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āyāti -
  • āyāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vihāya -
  • vihāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    viha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • daurbhāgyam -
  • daurbhāgya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āpāda -
  • āpāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yate' -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]
    yat (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • abhimānaḥ -
  • abhimāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛcchreṇa saṃsādhayate'bhimānī kāryāṇyayatnena vadanpriyāṇi
  • kṛcchreṇa -
  • kṛcchreṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛcchra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛcchra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sādhayate' -
  • sidh -> sādhayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √sidh]
    sidh -> sādhayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √sidh]
    sidh (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • abhimānī -
  • abhimānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāryāṇya -
  • kārya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ], [vocative plural from √kṛ], [accusative plural from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • ayatnena -
  • ayatnena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vadan -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • priyāṇi -
  • priya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 74.6

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 74.6 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಲ್ಲಭ್ಯಮಾಯಾತಿ ವಿಹಾಯ ಮಾನಂ ದೌರ್ಭಾಗ್ಯಮಾಪಾದಯತೇಽಭಿಮಾನಃ ।
ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರೇಣ ಸಂಸಾಧಯತೇಽಭಿಮಾನೀ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಣ್ಯಯತ್ನೇನ ವದನ್ಪ್ರಿಯಾಣಿ ॥ ೬ ॥

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 74.6 in Gujarati sript:
વાલ્લભ્યમાયાતિ વિહાય માનં દૌર્ભાગ્યમાપાદયતેઽભિમાનઃ ।
કૃચ્છ્રેણ સંસાધયતેઽભિમાની કાર્યાણ્યયત્નેન વદન્પ્રિયાણિ ॥ ૬ ॥

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 74.6 in Kannada sript:
ವಾಲ್ಲಭ್ಯಮಾಯಾತಿ ವಿಹಾಯ ಮಾನಂ ದೌರ್ಭಾಗ್ಯಮಾಪಾದಯತೇಽಭಿಮಾನಃ ।
ಕೃಚ್ಛ್ರೇಣ ಸಂಸಾಧಯತೇಽಭಿಮಾನೀ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಣ್ಯಯತ್ನೇನ ವದನ್ಪ್ರಿಯಾಣಿ ॥ ೬ ॥

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