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.

नानाव्ययैर्द्वादशगे महीसुते सन्ताप्यतेऽनर्थशतैश्च मानवः ।
स्त्रीकोपपित्तैश्च सनेत्रवेदनैर्योऽपि इन्द्रवंशाभिजनेन गर्वितः ॥ १८ ॥

nānāvyayairdvādaśage mahīsute santāpyate'narthaśataiśca mānavaḥ |
strīkopapittaiśca sanetravedanairyo'pi indravaṃśābhijanena garvitaḥ || 18 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 103.18 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 (103.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nana, Avyaya, Dvadasha, Dvadashan, Mahisuta, Santapya, Tad, Yushmad, Anartha, Shata, Manava, Stri, Kopa, Pitta, Ana, Yah, Api, Indravamsha, Abhijana, Garvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 103.18). 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: “nānāvyayairdvādaśage mahīsute santāpyate'narthaśataiśca mānavaḥ
  • nānā -
  • nāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avyayair -
  • avyaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    avyaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dvādaśa -
  • dvādaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dvādaśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dvādaśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ge -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahīsute -
  • mahīsuta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahīsutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • santāpya -
  • santāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • anartha -
  • anartha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anartha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • śataiś -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānavaḥ -
  • mānava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “strīkopapittaiśca sanetravedanairyo'pi indravaṃśābhijanena garvitaḥ
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kopa -
  • kopa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pittaiś -
  • pitta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sanet -
  • san (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • raved -
  • ru (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • anair -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • indravaṃśā -
  • indravaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indravaṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    indravaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhijanena -
  • abhijana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • garvitaḥ -
  • garvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 103.18

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 103.18 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನಾವ್ಯಯೈರ್ದ್ವಾದಶಗೇ ಮಹೀಸುತೇ ಸನ್ತಾಪ್ಯತೇಽನರ್ಥಶತೈಶ್ಚ ಮಾನವಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಕೋಪಪಿತ್ತೈಶ್ಚ ಸನೇತ್ರವೇದನೈರ್ಯೋಽಪಿ ಇನ್ದ್ರವಂಶಾಭಿಜನೇನ ಗರ್ವಿತಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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 103.18 in Gujarati sript:
નાનાવ્યયૈર્દ્વાદશગે મહીસુતે સન્તાપ્યતેઽનર્થશતૈશ્ચ માનવઃ ।
સ્ત્રીકોપપિત્તૈશ્ચ સનેત્રવેદનૈર્યોઽપિ ઇન્દ્રવંશાભિજનેન ગર્વિતઃ ॥ ૧૮ ॥

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 103.18 in Kannada sript:
ನಾನಾವ್ಯಯೈರ್ದ್ವಾದಶಗೇ ಮಹೀಸುತೇ ಸನ್ತಾಪ್ಯತೇಽನರ್ಥಶತೈಶ್ಚ ಮಾನವಃ ।
ಸ್ತ್ರೀಕೋಪಪಿತ್ತೈಶ್ಚ ಸನೇತ್ರವೇದನೈರ್ಯೋಽಪಿ ಇನ್ದ್ರವಂಶಾಭಿಜನೇನ ಗರ್ವಿತಃ ॥ ೧೮ ॥

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