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.

न दिनत्रयं निषेव्यं स्नानं माल्यानुलेपनं स्त्रीभिः ।
स्नायाच्चतुर्थदिवसे शास्त्रोक्तेनोपदेशेन ॥ २१ ॥
[निषेवेत् । च स्त्री]

na dinatrayaṃ niṣevyaṃ snānaṃ mālyānulepanaṃ strībhiḥ |
snāyāccaturthadivase śāstroktenopadeśena || 21 ||
[niṣevet | ca strī]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 77.21 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 (77.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dinatraya, Nishevya, Nishevi, Snana, Malyanulepana, Stri, Caturtha, Divasa, Shastrokta, Upadesha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 77.21). 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: “na dinatrayaṃ niṣevyaṃ snānaṃ mālyānulepanaṃ strībhiḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dinatrayam -
  • dinatraya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dinatraya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • niṣevyam -
  • niṣevya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣevya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣevyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    niṣevī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • snānam -
  • snāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mālyānulepanam -
  • mālyānulepana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mālyānulepana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • strībhiḥ -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “snāyāccaturthadivase śāstroktenopadeśena || 21 |
  • snāyāc -
  • snā (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • caturtha -
  • caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caturtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divase -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śāstrokteno -
  • śāstrokta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śāstrokta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • upadeśena -
  • upadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse 21
  • Line 3: “[niṣevet
  • Cannot analyse niṣevet

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 77.21

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 77.21 in Kannada sript:
ನ ದಿನತ್ರಯಂ ನಿಷೇವ್ಯಂ ಸ್ನಾನಂ ಮಾಲ್ಯಾನುಲೇಪನಂ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಭಿಃ ।
ಸ್ನಾಯಾಚ್ಚತುರ್ಥದಿವಸೇ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೋಕ್ತೇನೋಪದೇಶೇನ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
[ನಿಷೇವೇತ್ । ಚ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ]

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 77.21 in Gujarati sript:
ન દિનત્રયં નિષેવ્યં સ્નાનં માલ્યાનુલેપનં સ્ત્રીભિઃ ।
સ્નાયાચ્ચતુર્થદિવસે શાસ્ત્રોક્તેનોપદેશેન ॥ ૨૧ ॥
[નિષેવેત્ । ચ સ્ત્રી]

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 77.21 in Kannada sript:
ನ ದಿನತ್ರಯಂ ನಿಷೇವ್ಯಂ ಸ್ನಾನಂ ಮಾಲ್ಯಾನುಲೇಪನಂ ಸ್ತ್ರೀಭಿಃ ।
ಸ್ನಾಯಾಚ್ಚತುರ್ಥದಿವಸೇ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರೋಕ್ತೇನೋಪದೇಶೇನ ॥ ೨೧ ॥
[ನಿಷೇವೇತ್ । ಚ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ]

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