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.

चित्राम्बरमाल्यधरः सुलोचनाङ्गश्च चित्रायाम् ।
दान्तो वणिक्तृषालुः प्रियवाग्धर्माश्रितः स्वातौ ॥ ८ ॥
[भवति चित्रायाम् । कृपालुः]

citrāmbaramālyadharaḥ sulocanāṅgaśca citrāyām |
dānto vaṇiktṛṣāluḥ priyavāgdharmāśritaḥ svātau || 8 ||
[bhavati citrāyām | kṛpāluḥ]

The Sanskrit text of Verse 100.8 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 (100.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Citrambara, Ali, Alin, Adhara, Sulocana, Angas, Anga, Citra, Danta, Vanij, Trish, Trisha, Alu, Priyavac, Dharmashrita, Svati, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 100.8). 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: “citrāmbaramālyadharaḥ sulocanāṅgaśca citrāyām
  • citrāmbaram -
  • citrāmbara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citrāmbara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ālya -
  • āli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āli (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ālī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ālin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
  • adharaḥ -
  • adhara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • sulocanā -
  • sulocana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sulocana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sulocanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgaś -
  • aṅgas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citrāyām -
  • citrā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “dānto vaṇiktṛṣāluḥ priyavāgdharmāśritaḥ svātau || 8 |
  • dānto* -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaṇik -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • tṛṣā -
  • tṛṣ (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    tṛṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tṛṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tṛṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aluḥ -
  • alu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • priyavāg -
  • priyavāc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    priyavāc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    priyavāc (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • dharmāśritaḥ -
  • dharmāśrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svātau -
  • svāti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    svāti (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse 8
  • Line 3: “[bhavati citrāyām
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • citrāyām -
  • citrā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 100.8

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 100.8 in Kannada sript:
ಚಿತ್ರಾಮ್ಬರಮಾಲ್ಯಧರಃ ಸುಲೋಚನಾಙ್ಗಶ್ಚ ಚಿತ್ರಾಯಾಮ್ ।
ದಾನ್ತೋ ವಣಿಕ್ತೃಷಾಲುಃ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾಗ್ಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ರಿತಃ ಸ್ವಾತೌ ॥ ೮ ॥
[ಭವತಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾಯಾಮ್ । ಕೃಪಾಲುಃ]

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 100.8 in Gujarati sript:
ચિત્રામ્બરમાલ્યધરઃ સુલોચનાઙ્ગશ્ચ ચિત્રાયામ્ ।
દાન્તો વણિક્તૃષાલુઃ પ્રિયવાગ્ધર્માશ્રિતઃ સ્વાતૌ ॥ ૮ ॥
[ભવતિ ચિત્રાયામ્ । કૃપાલુઃ]

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 100.8 in Kannada sript:
ಚಿತ್ರಾಮ್ಬರಮಾಲ್ಯಧರಃ ಸುಲೋಚನಾಙ್ಗಶ್ಚ ಚಿತ್ರಾಯಾಮ್ ।
ದಾನ್ತೋ ವಣಿಕ್ತೃಷಾಲುಃ ಪ್ರಿಯವಾಗ್ಧರ್ಮಾಶ್ರಿತಃ ಸ್ವಾತೌ ॥ ೮ ॥
[ಭವತಿ ಚಿತ್ರಾಯಾಮ್ । ಕೃಪಾಲುಃ]

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