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.

तृणैरिवाग्निः सुतरां विवृद्धिमाछाद्यमानोऽपि गुणोऽभ्युपैति ।
स केवलं दुर्जनभावमेति हन्तुं गुणान्वाञ्छति यः परस्य ॥ १० ॥

tṛṇairivāgniḥ sutarāṃ vivṛddhimāchādyamāno'pi guṇo'bhyupaiti |
sa kevalaṃ durjanabhāvameti hantuṃ guṇānvāñchati yaḥ parasya || 10 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 74.10 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 (74.10). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Trina, Iva, Agni, Sutaram, Sutara, Vivriddhi, Chadyamana, Api, Guna, Abhi, Upa, Kevalam, Kevala, Durjana, Bhava, Hantu, Vanchat, Yah, Para,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 74.10). 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: “tṛṇairivāgniḥ sutarāṃ vivṛddhimāchādyamāno'pi guṇo'bhyupaiti
  • tṛṇair -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • agniḥ -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sutarām -
  • sutarām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sutarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vivṛddhim -
  • vivṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • chādyamāno' -
  • chad -> chādyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √chad]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • guṇo' -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyu -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • upai -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa kevalaṃ durjanabhāvameti hantuṃ guṇānvāñchati yaḥ parasya
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kevalam -
  • kevalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kevala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kevala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kevalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • durjana -
  • durjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāvam -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhū -> bhāvam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • hantum -
  • han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    han -> hantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √han]
    hantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • guṇān -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vāñchati -
  • vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • parasya -
  • para (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 74.10

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 74.10 in Kannada sript:
ತೃಣೈರಿವಾಗ್ನಿಃ ಸುತರಾಂ ವಿವೃದ್ಧಿಮಾಛಾದ್ಯಮಾನೋಽಪಿ ಗುಣೋಽಭ್ಯುಪೈತಿ ।
ಸ ಕೇವಲಂ ದುರ್ಜನಭಾವಮೇತಿ ಹನ್ತುಂ ಗುಣಾನ್ವಾಞ್ಛತಿ ಯಃ ಪರಸ್ಯ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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 74.10 in Gujarati sript:
તૃણૈરિવાગ્નિઃ સુતરાં વિવૃદ્ધિમાછાદ્યમાનોઽપિ ગુણોઽભ્યુપૈતિ ।
સ કેવલં દુર્જનભાવમેતિ હન્તું ગુણાન્વાઞ્છતિ યઃ પરસ્ય ॥ ૧૦ ॥

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 74.10 in Kannada sript:
ತೃಣೈರಿವಾಗ್ನಿಃ ಸುತರಾಂ ವಿವೃದ್ಧಿಮಾಛಾದ್ಯಮಾನೋಽಪಿ ಗುಣೋಽಭ್ಯುಪೈತಿ ।
ಸ ಕೇವಲಂ ದುರ್ಜನಭಾವಮೇತಿ ಹನ್ತುಂ ಗುಣಾನ್ವಾಞ್ಛತಿ ಯಃ ಪರಸ್ಯ ॥ ೧೦ ॥

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