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.

रक्तेऽधिके स्त्री पुरुषस्तु शुक्रे नपुंसकं शोणितशुक्रसाम्ये ।
यस्मादतः शुक्रविवृद्धिदानि निषेवितव्यानि रसायनानि ॥ १ ॥

rakte'dhike strī puruṣastu śukre napuṃsakaṃ śoṇitaśukrasāmye |
yasmādataḥ śukravivṛddhidāni niṣevitavyāni rasāyanāni || 1 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 75.1 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 (75.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rakta, Rakti, Adhika, Stri, Purusha, Shukra, Napumsaka, Shonita, Samya, Yasmat, Yah, Yat, Atah, Vivriddhida, Nishevitavya, Rasayana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 75.1). 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: “rakte'dhike strī puruṣastu śukre napuṃsakaṃ śoṇitaśukrasāmye
  • rakte' -
  • rakta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rakta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    raktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    rakti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    rag -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rag class 1 verb], [locative single from √rag class 1 verb]
    rag -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rag class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rag class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rag class 1 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √raj class 1 verb], [locative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [locative single from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √raj class 4 verb], [locative single from √raj class 4 verb]
    raj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √raj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative single from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √raj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> rakta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [locative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √rañj class 4 verb], [locative single from √rañj class 4 verb]
    rañj -> raktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √rañj class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √rañj class 4 verb]
  • adhike -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • puruṣas -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śukre -
  • śukra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śukra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śukrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • napuṃsakam -
  • napuṃsaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    napuṃsaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    napuṃsakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śoṇita -
  • śoṇita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoṇita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śukra -
  • śukra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śukra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāmye -
  • sāmya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “yasmādataḥ śukravivṛddhidāni niṣevitavyāni rasāyanāni
  • yasmād -
  • yasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • ataḥ -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śukra -
  • śukra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śukra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivṛddhidāni -
  • vivṛddhida (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niṣevitavyāni -
  • niṣevitavya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rasāyanāni -
  • rasāyana (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 75.1

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 75.1 in Kannada sript:
ರಕ್ತೇಽಧಿಕೇ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಪುರುಷಸ್ತು ಶುಕ್ರೇ ನಪುಂಸಕಂ ಶೋಣಿತಶುಕ್ರಸಾಮ್ಯೇ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಾದತಃ ಶುಕ್ರವಿವೃದ್ಧಿದಾನಿ ನಿಷೇವಿತವ್ಯಾನಿ ರಸಾಯನಾನಿ ॥ ೧ ॥

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 75.1 in Gujarati sript:
રક્તેઽધિકે સ્ત્રી પુરુષસ્તુ શુક્રે નપુંસકં શોણિતશુક્રસામ્યે ।
યસ્માદતઃ શુક્રવિવૃદ્ધિદાનિ નિષેવિતવ્યાનિ રસાયનાનિ ॥ ૧ ॥

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 75.1 in Kannada sript:
ರಕ್ತೇಽಧಿಕೇ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಪುರುಷಸ್ತು ಶುಕ್ರೇ ನಪುಂಸಕಂ ಶೋಣಿತಶುಕ್ರಸಾಮ್ಯೇ ।
ಯಸ್ಮಾದತಃ ಶುಕ್ರವಿವೃದ್ಧಿದಾನಿ ನಿಷೇವಿತವ್ಯಾನಿ ರಸಾಯನಾನಿ ॥ ೧ ॥

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