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.

चपलश्चतुरो भीरुः पटुरुत्साही धनी मृगे भोगी ।
शठगर्वितचण्डकृतघ्नहिंस्रपापश्च रौद्रर्क्षे ॥ ३ ॥

capalaścaturo bhīruḥ paṭurutsāhī dhanī mṛge bhogī |
śaṭhagarvitacaṇḍakṛtaghnahiṃsrapāpaśca raudrarkṣe || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 100.3 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 (100.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Capala, Catur, Catura, Bhiru, Patu, Utsahin, Utsahi, Dhanin, Dhani, Mriga, Bhogin, Shatha, Garvita, Canda, Kritaghna, Himsra, Papa, Raudrarksha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 100.3). 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: “capalaścaturo bhīruḥ paṭurutsāhī dhanī mṛge bhogī
  • capalaś -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturo* -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhīruḥ -
  • bhīru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paṭur -
  • paṭu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsāhī -
  • utsāhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    utsāhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    utsāhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhanī -
  • dhanī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhanin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛge -
  • mṛga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mṛgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhogī -
  • bhogin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śaṭhagarvitacaṇḍakṛtaghnahiṃsrapāpaśca raudrarkṣe
  • śaṭha -
  • śaṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṭh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • garvita -
  • garvita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    garvita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caṇḍa -
  • caṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    caṇḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṛtaghna -
  • kṛtaghna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtaghna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hiṃsra -
  • hiṃsra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hiṃsra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāpaś -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raudrarkṣe -
  • raudrarkṣa (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 100.3

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 100.3 in Kannada sript:
ಚಪಲಶ್ಚತುರೋ ಭೀರುಃ ಪಟುರುತ್ಸಾಹೀ ಧನೀ ಮೃಗೇ ಭೋಗೀ ।
ಶಠಗರ್ವಿತಚಣ್ಡಕೃತಘ್ನಹಿಂಸ್ರಪಾಪಶ್ಚ ರೌದ್ರರ್ಕ್ಷೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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 100.3 in Gujarati sript:
ચપલશ્ચતુરો ભીરુઃ પટુરુત્સાહી ધની મૃગે ભોગી ।
શઠગર્વિતચણ્ડકૃતઘ્નહિંસ્રપાપશ્ચ રૌદ્રર્ક્ષે ॥ ૩ ॥

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 100.3 in Kannada sript:
ಚಪಲಶ್ಚತುರೋ ಭೀರುಃ ಪಟುರುತ್ಸಾಹೀ ಧನೀ ಮೃಗೇ ಭೋಗೀ ।
ಶಠಗರ್ವಿತಚಣ್ಡಕೃತಘ್ನಹಿಂಸ್ರಪಾಪಶ್ಚ ರೌದ್ರರ್ಕ್ಷೇ ॥ ೩ ॥

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