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.

निष्कुटसण्ज्ञे द्रव्यक्षयस्तु कोलेक्षणे कुलध्वंसः ।
शस्त्रभयं सूकरके रोगभयं वत्सनाभाख्ये ॥ ३६ ॥

niṣkuṭasaṇjñe dravyakṣayastu kolekṣaṇe kuladhvaṃsaḥ |
śastrabhayaṃ sūkarake rogabhayaṃ vatsanābhākhye || 36 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 78.36 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 (78.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dravi, Dravya, Akshaya, Kolekshana, Kula, Dhvamsa, Shastrabhaya, Sukaraka, Rogabhaya, Vatsanabha, Akhya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 78.36). 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: “niṣkuṭasaṇjñe dravyakṣayastu kolekṣaṇe kuladhvaṃsaḥ
  • Cannot analyse niṣkuṭasaṇjñe*dr
  • dravya -
  • dravi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dravya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dravī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dravī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dravī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • akṣayas -
  • akṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣi (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    kṣī (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kolekṣaṇe -
  • kolekṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • kula -
  • kula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvaṃsaḥ -
  • dhvaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śastrabhayaṃ sūkarake rogabhayaṃ vatsanābhākhye
  • śastrabhayam -
  • śastrabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sūkarake -
  • sūkaraka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sūkaraka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • rogabhayam -
  • rogabhaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vatsanābhā -
  • vatsanābha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vatsanābha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ākhye -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 78.36

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 78.36 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಷ್ಕುಟಸಣ್ಜ್ಞೇ ದ್ರವ್ಯಕ್ಷಯಸ್ತು ಕೋಲೇಕ್ಷಣೇ ಕುಲಧ್ವಂಸಃ ।
ಶಸ್ತ್ರಭಯಂ ಸೂಕರಕೇ ರೋಗಭಯಂ ವತ್ಸನಾಭಾಖ್ಯೇ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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 78.36 in Gujarati sript:
નિષ્કુટસણ્જ્ઞે દ્રવ્યક્ષયસ્તુ કોલેક્ષણે કુલધ્વંસઃ ।
શસ્ત્રભયં સૂકરકે રોગભયં વત્સનાભાખ્યે ॥ ૩૬ ॥

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 78.36 in Kannada sript:
ನಿಷ್ಕುಟಸಣ್ಜ್ಞೇ ದ್ರವ್ಯಕ್ಷಯಸ್ತು ಕೋಲೇಕ್ಷಣೇ ಕುಲಧ್ವಂಸಃ ।
ಶಸ್ತ್ರಭಯಂ ಸೂಕರಕೇ ರೋಗಭಯಂ ವತ್ಸನಾಭಾಖ್ಯೇ ॥ ೩೬ ॥

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