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.

श्रीमाच्छ्रवणे श्रुतवानुदारदारो धनान्वितः ख्यातः ।
दाताढ्यशूरगीतप्रियो धनिष्ठासु धनलुब्धः ॥ १२ ॥

śrīmācchravaṇe śrutavānudāradāro dhanānvitaḥ khyātaḥ |
dātāḍhyaśūragītapriyo dhaniṣṭhāsu dhanalubdhaḥ || 12 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 100.12 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 (100.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shriman, Shravana, Shrutavat, Udara, Daru, Dhananvita, Khyata, Khyat, Datri, Data, Adhya, Shura, Gitapriya, Dhanishtha, Dhanalubdha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 100.12). 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: “śrīmācchravaṇe śrutavānudāradāro dhanānvitaḥ khyātaḥ
  • śrīmā -
  • śrīman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrīman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • acch -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śravaṇe -
  • śravaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śrutavān -
  • śrutavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru -> śrutavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • udāra -
  • udāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāro -
  • dāru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dāru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhanānvitaḥ -
  • dhanānvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • khyātaḥ -
  • khyāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    khyā -> khyāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √khyā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā -> khyāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √khyā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √khyā class 2 verb]
    khyā (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • Line 2: “dātāḍhyaśūragītapriyo dhaniṣṭhāsu dhanalubdhaḥ
  • dātā -
  • dāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • āḍhya -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āḍhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūra -
  • śūra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gītapriyo* -
  • gītapriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhaniṣṭhāsu -
  • dhaniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • dhanalubdhaḥ -
  • dhanalubdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 100.12

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 100.12 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಮಾಚ್ಛ್ರವಣೇ ಶ್ರುತವಾನುದಾರದಾರೋ ಧನಾನ್ವಿತಃ ಖ್ಯಾತಃ ।
ದಾತಾಢ್ಯಶೂರಗೀತಪ್ರಿಯೋ ಧನಿಷ್ಠಾಸು ಧನಲುಬ್ಧಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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 100.12 in Gujarati sript:
શ્રીમાચ્છ્રવણે શ્રુતવાનુદારદારો ધનાન્વિતઃ ખ્યાતઃ ।
દાતાઢ્યશૂરગીતપ્રિયો ધનિષ્ઠાસુ ધનલુબ્ધઃ ॥ ૧૨ ॥

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 100.12 in Kannada sript:
ಶ್ರೀಮಾಚ್ಛ್ರವಣೇ ಶ್ರುತವಾನುದಾರದಾರೋ ಧನಾನ್ವಿತಃ ಖ್ಯಾತಃ ।
ದಾತಾಢ್ಯಶೂರಗೀತಪ್ರಿಯೋ ಧನಿಷ್ಠಾಸು ಧನಲುಬ್ಧಃ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

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