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.

युग्मासु किल मनुष्या निशासु नार्यो भवन्ति विषमासु ।
दीर्घायुषः सुरूपाः सुखिनश्च विकृष्टयुग्मासु ॥ २३ ॥

yugmāsu kila manuṣyā niśāsu nāryo bhavanti viṣamāsu |
dīrghāyuṣaḥ surūpāḥ sukhinaśca vikṛṣṭayugmāsu || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 77.23 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 (77.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yugma, Kila, Manushi, Manushya, Nisha, Nari, Narya, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Vishama, Dirghayus, Dirghayusha, Surupa, Sukhi, Sukhin, Vikrishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 77.23). 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: “yugmāsu kila manuṣyā niśāsu nāryo bhavanti viṣamāsu
  • yugmāsu -
  • yugmā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • manuṣyā* -
  • manuṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manuṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niśāsu -
  • niśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • nāryo* -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • viṣamāsu -
  • viṣamā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “dīrghāyuṣaḥ surūpāḥ sukhinaśca vikṛṣṭayugmāsu
  • dīrghāyuṣaḥ -
  • dīrghāyus (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dīrghāyus (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dīrghāyuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • surūpāḥ -
  • surūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    surūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sukhinaś -
  • sukhī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sukhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sukhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vikṛṣṭa -
  • vikṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vikṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yugmāsu -
  • yugmā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 77.23

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 77.23 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಗ್ಮಾಸು ಕಿಲ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾ ನಿಶಾಸು ನಾರ್ಯೋ ಭವನ್ತಿ ವಿಷಮಾಸು ।
ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷಃ ಸುರೂಪಾಃ ಸುಖಿನಶ್ಚ ವಿಕೃಷ್ಟಯುಗ್ಮಾಸು ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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 77.23 in Gujarati sript:
યુગ્માસુ કિલ મનુષ્યા નિશાસુ નાર્યો ભવન્તિ વિષમાસુ ।
દીર્ઘાયુષઃ સુરૂપાઃ સુખિનશ્ચ વિકૃષ્ટયુગ્માસુ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

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 77.23 in Kannada sript:
ಯುಗ್ಮಾಸು ಕಿಲ ಮನುಷ್ಯಾ ನಿಶಾಸು ನಾರ್ಯೋ ಭವನ್ತಿ ವಿಷಮಾಸು ।
ದೀರ್ಘಾಯುಷಃ ಸುರೂಪಾಃ ಸುಖಿನಶ್ಚ ವಿಕೃಷ್ಟಯುಗ್ಮಾಸು ॥ ೨೩ ॥

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