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.

मांसानि यस्याश्च चलन्ति नार्या महोदरा खिक्खिमिनी च या स्यात् ।
स्त्रीलक्षणे याः कथिताश्च पापास्ताभिर्न कुर्यात्सह कामधर्मम् ॥ १८ ॥

māṃsāni yasyāśca calanti nāryā mahodarā khikkhiminī ca yā syāt |
strīlakṣaṇe yāḥ kathitāśca pāpāstābhirna kuryātsaha kāmadharmam || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 77.18 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 (77.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mamsa, Yasya, Nari, Narya, Khikkhimin, Khikkhimini, Syat, Sya, Strilakshana, Kathita, Papa, Saha, Kamadharma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 77.18). 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: “māṃsāni yasyāśca calanti nāryā mahodarā khikkhiminī ca syāt
  • māṃsāni -
  • māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yasyāś -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • calanti -
  • cal (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • nāryā* -
  • nāri (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nārī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb]
    nṝ -> nāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √nṝ class 9 verb]
  • mahodarā -
  • khikkhiminī -
  • khikkhiminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    khikkhimin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “strīlakṣaṇe yāḥ kathitāśca pāpāstābhirna kuryātsaha kāmadharmam
  • strīlakṣaṇe -
  • strīlakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kathitāś -
  • kathita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kathitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāpās -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tābhir -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kāmadharmam -
  • kāmadharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 77.18

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 77.18 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಂಸಾನಿ ಯಸ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಚಲನ್ತಿ ನಾರ್ಯಾ ಮಹೋದರಾ ಖಿಕ್ಖಿಮಿನೀ ಚ ಯಾ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಕ್ಷಣೇ ಯಾಃ ಕಥಿತಾಶ್ಚ ಪಾಪಾಸ್ತಾಭಿರ್ನ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಸಹ ಕಾಮಧರ್ಮಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 77.18 in Gujarati sript:
માંસાનિ યસ્યાશ્ચ ચલન્તિ નાર્યા મહોદરા ખિક્ખિમિની ચ યા સ્યાત્ ।
સ્ત્રીલક્ષણે યાઃ કથિતાશ્ચ પાપાસ્તાભિર્ન કુર્યાત્સહ કામધર્મમ્ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 77.18 in Kannada sript:
ಮಾಂಸಾನಿ ಯಸ್ಯಾಶ್ಚ ಚಲನ್ತಿ ನಾರ್ಯಾ ಮಹೋದರಾ ಖಿಕ್ಖಿಮಿನೀ ಚ ಯಾ ಸ್ಯಾತ್ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಲಕ್ಷಣೇ ಯಾಃ ಕಥಿತಾಶ್ಚ ಪಾಪಾಸ್ತಾಭಿರ್ನ ಕುರ್ಯಾತ್ಸಹ ಕಾಮಧರ್ಮಮ್ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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