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.

एतद्गुणयुक्तानां धरणधृतानां प्रकीर्तितं मूल्यम् ।
परिकल्प्यमन्तराले हीनगुणाणां क्षयः कार्यः ॥ १८ ॥
[प्रकीतितम्]

etadguṇayuktānāṃ dharaṇadhṛtānāṃ prakīrtitaṃ mūlyam |
parikalpyamantarāle hīnaguṇāṇāṃ kṣayaḥ kāryaḥ || 18 ||
[prakītitam]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 80.18 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 (80.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Etad, Gunayukta, Dharana, Dhrita, Prakirtita, Mulya, Parikalpya, Antarala, Hinaguna, Kshaya, Kshi, Kari, Karya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 80.18). 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: “etadguṇayuktānāṃ dharaṇadhṛtānāṃ prakīrtitaṃ mūlyam
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • guṇayuktānām -
  • guṇayukta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    guṇayukta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    guṇayuktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • dharaṇa -
  • dharaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhṛtānām -
  • dhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • prakīrtitam -
  • prakīrtita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakīrtita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakīrtitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mūlyam -
  • mūlya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūlya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mūl -> mūlya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
    mūl -> mūlya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “parikalpyamantarāle hīnaguṇāṇāṃ kṣayaḥ kāryaḥ || 18 |
  • parikalpyam -
  • parikalpya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parikalpya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parikalpyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antarāle -
  • antarāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • hīnaguṇā -
  • hīnaguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīnaguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hīnaguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣayaḥ -
  • kṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kāryaḥ -
  • kārī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [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], [nominative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • Cannot analyse 18

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 80.18

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 80.18 in Kannada sript:
ಏತದ್ಗುಣಯುಕ್ತಾನಾಂ ಧರಣಧೃತಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಂ ಮೂಲ್ಯಮ್ ।
ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪ್ಯಮನ್ತರಾಲೇ ಹೀನಗುಣಾಣಾಂ ಕ್ಷಯಃ ಕಾರ್ಯಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
[ಪ್ರಕೀತಿತಮ್]

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 80.18 in Gujarati sript:
એતદ્ગુણયુક્તાનાં ધરણધૃતાનાં પ્રકીર્તિતં મૂલ્યમ્ ।
પરિકલ્પ્યમન્તરાલે હીનગુણાણાં ક્ષયઃ કાર્યઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥
[પ્રકીતિતમ્]

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 80.18 in Kannada sript:
ಏತದ್ಗುಣಯುಕ್ತಾನಾಂ ಧರಣಧೃತಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಿತಂ ಮೂಲ್ಯಮ್ ।
ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪ್ಯಮನ್ತರಾಲೇ ಹೀನಗುಣಾಣಾಂ ಕ್ಷಯಃ ಕಾರ್ಯಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥
[ಪ್ರಕೀತಿತಮ್]

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