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.

दैन्यं व्याधिं शुचमपि शशी पञ्चमे मार्गविघ्नं षष्ठे वित्तं जनयति सुखं शत्रुरोगक्षयं च ।
यानं मानं शयनमशनं सप्तमे वित्तलाभं मन्दाक्रान्ते फणिनि हिमगौ च अष्टमे भीर्न कस्य ॥ ९ ॥

dainyaṃ vyādhiṃ śucamapi śaśī pañcame mārgavighnaṃ ṣaṣṭhe vittaṃ janayati sukhaṃ śatrurogakṣayaṃ ca |
yānaṃ mānaṃ śayanamaśanaṃ saptame vittalābhaṃ mandākrānte phaṇini himagau ca aṣṭame bhīrna kasya || 9 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 103.9 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 (103.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dainya, Vyadhi, Shuc, Shuca, Api, Shashi, Shashin, Pancama, Margavighna, Shashtha, Vitta, Janayat, Sukham, Sukha, Rogakshaya, Yana, Mana, Shayana, Ashana, Saptama, Labha, Mandakranta, Phanin, Himagu, Ashtama, Bhi, Kah, Kim,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 103.9). 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: “dainyaṃ vyādhiṃ śucamapi śaśī pañcame mārgavighnaṃ ṣaṣṭhe vittaṃ janayati sukhaṃ śatrurogakṣayaṃ ca
  • dainyam -
  • dainya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vyādhim -
  • vyādhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śucam -
  • śuca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śucā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śuc (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śuc (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śuc (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active first single]
    śuc (verb class 4)
    [injunctive active first single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • śaśī -
  • śaśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañcame -
  • pañcama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pañcama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mārgavighnam -
  • mārgavighna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ṣaṣṭhe -
  • ṣaṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṣaṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vittam -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vid class 7 verb], [accusative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • janayati -
  • janayati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jan -> janayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jan class 10 verb], [locative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third single]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present active third single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śatru -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • rogakṣayam -
  • rogakṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rogakṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “yānaṃ mānaṃ śayanamaśanaṃ saptame vittalābhaṃ mandākrānte phaṇini himagau ca aṣṭame bhīrna kasya
  • yānam -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • śayanam -
  • śayana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śayana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śayanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aśanam -
  • aśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saptame -
  • saptama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saptama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vitta -
  • vitta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 6 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid -> vitta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vid class 7 verb]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • lābham -
  • lābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mandākrānte -
  • mandākrānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mandākrānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mandākrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • phaṇini -
  • phaṇin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    phaṇin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • himagau -
  • himagu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṣṭame -
  • aṣṭama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    aṣṭama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bhīr -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 103.9

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 103.9 in Kannada sript:
ದೈನ್ಯಂ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಂ ಶುಚಮಪಿ ಶಶೀ ಪಞ್ಚಮೇ ಮಾರ್ಗವಿಘ್ನಂ ಷಷ್ಠೇ ವಿತ್ತಂ ಜನಯತಿ ಸುಖಂ ಶತ್ರುರೋಗಕ್ಷಯಂ ಚ ।
ಯಾನಂ ಮಾನಂ ಶಯನಮಶನಂ ಸಪ್ತಮೇ ವಿತ್ತಲಾಭಂ ಮನ್ದಾಕ್ರಾನ್ತೇ ಫಣಿನಿ ಹಿಮಗೌ ಚ ಅಷ್ಟಮೇ ಭೀರ್ನ ಕಸ್ಯ ॥ ೯ ॥

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 103.9 in Gujarati sript:
દૈન્યં વ્યાધિં શુચમપિ શશી પઞ્ચમે માર્ગવિઘ્નં ષષ્ઠે વિત્તં જનયતિ સુખં શત્રુરોગક્ષયં ચ ।
યાનં માનં શયનમશનં સપ્તમે વિત્તલાભં મન્દાક્રાન્તે ફણિનિ હિમગૌ ચ અષ્ટમે ભીર્ન કસ્ય ॥ ૯ ॥

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 103.9 in Kannada sript:
ದೈನ್ಯಂ ವ್ಯಾಧಿಂ ಶುಚಮಪಿ ಶಶೀ ಪಞ್ಚಮೇ ಮಾರ್ಗವಿಘ್ನಂ ಷಷ್ಠೇ ವಿತ್ತಂ ಜನಯತಿ ಸುಖಂ ಶತ್ರುರೋಗಕ್ಷಯಂ ಚ ।
ಯಾನಂ ಮಾನಂ ಶಯನಮಶನಂ ಸಪ್ತಮೇ ವಿತ್ತಲಾಭಂ ಮನ್ದಾಕ್ರಾನ್ತೇ ಫಣಿನಿ ಹಿಮಗೌ ಚ ಅಷ್ಟಮೇ ಭೀರ್ನ ಕಸ್ಯ ॥ ೯ ॥

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