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.

कर्माङ्गुलं यवाष्टकमुदरासक्तं तुषैः परित्यक्तम् ।
अङ्गुलशतं नृपाणां महती शय्या जयाय कृता ॥ ८ ॥

karmāṅgulaṃ yavāṣṭakamudarāsaktaṃ tuṣaiḥ parityaktam |
aṅgulaśataṃ nṛpāṇāṃ mahatī śayyā jayāya kṛtā || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 78.8 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 (78.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Karman, Angula, Yava, Kah, Udara, Asaktam, Asakta, Tusha, Parityaktam, Parityakta, Shata, Nripa, Nripana, Mahat, Mahati, Shayya, Jaya, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.8). 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: “karmāṅgulaṃ yavāṣṭakamudarāsaktaṃ tuṣaiḥ parityaktam
  • karmā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṅgulam -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yavāṣ -
  • yava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • udarā -
  • udara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asaktam -
  • asaktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tuṣaiḥ -
  • tuṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • parityaktam -
  • parityaktam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    parityakta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parityakta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parityaktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “aṅgulaśataṃ nṛpāṇāṃ mahatī śayyā jayāya kṛtā
  • aṅgula -
  • aṅgula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatam -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpāṇām -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nṛpāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahatī -
  • mahatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śayyā* -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jayāya -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kṛtā -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.8

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 78.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಮಾಙ್ಗುಲಂ ಯವಾಷ್ಟಕಮುದರಾಸಕ್ತಂ ತುಷೈಃ ಪರಿತ್ಯಕ್ತಮ್ ।
ಅಙ್ಗುಲಶತಂ ನೃಪಾಣಾಂ ಮಹತೀ ಶಯ್ಯಾ ಜಯಾಯ ಕೃತಾ ॥ ೮ ॥

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 78.8 in Gujarati sript:
કર્માઙ્ગુલં યવાષ્ટકમુદરાસક્તં તુષૈઃ પરિત્યક્તમ્ ।
અઙ્ગુલશતં નૃપાણાં મહતી શય્યા જયાય કૃતા ॥ ૮ ॥

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 78.8 in Kannada sript:
ಕರ್ಮಾಙ್ಗುಲಂ ಯವಾಷ್ಟಕಮುದರಾಸಕ್ತಂ ತುಷೈಃ ಪರಿತ್ಯಕ್ತಮ್ ।
ಅಙ್ಗುಲಶತಂ ನೃಪಾಣಾಂ ಮಹತೀ ಶಯ್ಯಾ ಜಯಾಯ ಕೃತಾ ॥ ೮ ॥

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