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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.
Verse 80.4
कृष्णाः श्वेताः पीताः सशर्कराः पारलौकिका विषमाः ।
न स्थूला नात्यल्पा नवनीतनिभाश्च सौराष्ट्राः ॥ ४ ॥
kṛṣṇāḥ śvetāḥ pītāḥ saśarkarāḥ pāralaukikā viṣamāḥ |
na sthūlā nātyalpā navanītanibhāśca saurāṣṭrāḥ || 4 ||
The Sanskrit text of Verse 80.4 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 (80.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Krishna, Shveta, Pita, Sasharkara, Paralaukika, Vishama, Sthula, Nati, Alpa, Navanita, Nibha, Saurashtra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 80.4). 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: “kṛṣṇāḥ śvetāḥ pītāḥ saśarkarāḥ pāralaukikā viṣamāḥ ”
- kṛṣṇāḥ -
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kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kṛṣṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- śvetāḥ -
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śveta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śvetā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pītāḥ -
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pīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pītā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pā class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pā class 2 verb]√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pā class 3 verb]√pā -> pītā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pā class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pā class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pā class 3 verb]√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pai class 1 verb]√pai -> pītā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pai class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pai class 1 verb]√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 3 verb]√pi -> pītā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pi class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pi class 3 verb]√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √pī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √pī class 4 verb]√pī -> pītā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pī class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √pī class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pī class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √pī class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √pī class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √pī class 4 verb]
- saśarkarāḥ -
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saśarkara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saśarkarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pāralaukikā* -
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pāralaukika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- viṣamāḥ -
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viṣama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]viṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “na sthūlā nātyalpā navanītanibhāśca saurāṣṭrāḥ ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthūlā* -
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sthūla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthūlā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nātya -
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nāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- alpā* -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]alpā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- navanīta -
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navanīta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nibhāś -
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nibha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nibhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saurāṣṭrāḥ -
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saurāṣṭra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]saurāṣṭrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 80.4
Brhatsamhita with the Commentary of Bhattotpala
by Krishna Chandra Dwivedi (2016)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 1229 pages;
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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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Brihat Samhita (Hindi Translation)
by K. V. Sharma (2002)
Publisher: Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; 2359 pages; ISBN-13: 9789387890008.
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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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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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Brhat Samhita (Telugu translation)
by Sishtla Umamaheswara Sharma (2020)
Publisher: Mohan Publications, Andhra Pradesh; 846 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 80.4 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಃ ಶ್ವೇತಾಃ ಪೀತಾಃ ಸಶರ್ಕರಾಃ ಪಾರಲೌಕಿಕಾ ವಿಷಮಾಃ ।
ನ ಸ್ಥೂಲಾ ನಾತ್ಯಲ್ಪಾ ನವನೀತನಿಭಾಶ್ಚ ಸೌರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Gujarati translation)
by - (2000)
Publisher: Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat; Author: Shri Varahamihira Acharya (શ્રી વરાહમિહીરાચાર્ય); 432 pages.
Buy now!Preview of verse 80.4 in Gujarati sript:
કૃષ્ણાઃ શ્વેતાઃ પીતાઃ સશર્કરાઃ પારલૌકિકા વિષમાઃ ।
ન સ્થૂલા નાત્યલ્પા નવનીતનિભાશ્ચ સૌરાષ્ટ્રાઃ ॥ ૪ ॥
Brhat Samhita (Kannada translation)
by Sripada Raghunatha Kulkarni (2021)
Publisher: Srinidhi Publications, Bangalore; 668 pages with illustrations.
Buy now!Preview of verse 80.4 in Kannada sript:
ಕೃಷ್ಣಾಃ ಶ್ವೇತಾಃ ಪೀತಾಃ ಸಶರ್ಕರಾಃ ಪಾರಲೌಕಿಕಾ ವಿಷಮಾಃ ।
ನ ಸ್ಥೂಲಾ ನಾತ್ಯಲ್ಪಾ ನವನೀತನಿಭಾಶ್ಚ ಸೌರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಾಃ ॥ ೪ ॥