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.

चतुर्थं गृहं सूर्यपुत्रेऽभ्युपेते सुहृद्वित्तभार्यादिभिर्विप्रयुक्तः ।
भवत्यस्य सर्वत्र चासाधु दुष्टं भुजङ्गप्रयातानुकारं च चित्तम् ॥ ४२ ॥

caturthaṃ gṛhaṃ sūryaputre'bhyupete suhṛdvittabhāryādibhirviprayuktaḥ |
bhavatyasya sarvatra cāsādhu duṣṭaṃ bhujaṅgaprayātānukāraṃ ca cittam || 42 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 103.42 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 (103.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturtham, Caturtha, Grih, Suryaputra, Abhyupeta, Suhrid, Vitta, Bharya, Viprayukta, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Idam, Sarvatra, Asadhu, Dushta, Bhujangaprayata, Anukara, Citta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 103.42). 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: “caturthaṃ gṛhaṃ sūryaputre'bhyupete suhṛdvittabhāryādibhirviprayuktaḥ
  • caturtham -
  • caturtham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    caturtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    caturtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sūryaputre' -
  • sūryaputra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • abhyupete -
  • abhyupeta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhyupeta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhyupetā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • suhṛd -
  • suhṛd (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    suhṛd (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative 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]
  • bhāryād -
  • bhārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √bhṛ]
    bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √bhṛ]
  • ibhir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • viprayuktaḥ -
  • viprayukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bhavatyasya sarvatra cāsādhu duṣṭaṃ bhujaṅgaprayātānukāraṃ ca cittam
  • bhavatya -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asādhu -
  • asādhu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    asādhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asādhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asādhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • duṣṭam -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhujaṅgaprayātā -
  • bhujaṅgaprayāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anukāram -
  • anukāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cittam -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 103.42

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 103.42 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುರ್ಥಂ ಗೃಹಂ ಸೂರ್ಯಪುತ್ರೇಽಭ್ಯುಪೇತೇ ಸುಹೃದ್ವಿತ್ತಭಾರ್ಯಾದಿಭಿರ್ವಿಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತಃ ।
ಭವತ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಚಾಸಾಧು ದುಷ್ಟಂ ಭುಜಙ್ಗಪ್ರಯಾತಾನುಕಾರಂ ಚ ಚಿತ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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 103.42 in Gujarati sript:
ચતુર્થં ગૃહં સૂર્યપુત્રેઽભ્યુપેતે સુહૃદ્વિત્તભાર્યાદિભિર્વિપ્રયુક્તઃ ।
ભવત્યસ્ય સર્વત્ર ચાસાધુ દુષ્ટં ભુજઙ્ગપ્રયાતાનુકારં ચ ચિત્તમ્ ॥ ૪૨ ॥

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 103.42 in Kannada sript:
ಚತುರ್ಥಂ ಗೃಹಂ ಸೂರ್ಯಪುತ್ರೇಽಭ್ಯುಪೇತೇ ಸುಹೃದ್ವಿತ್ತಭಾರ್ಯಾದಿಭಿರ್ವಿಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತಃ ।
ಭವತ್ಯಸ್ಯ ಸರ್ವತ್ರ ಚಾಸಾಧು ದುಷ್ಟಂ ಭುಜಙ್ಗಪ್ರಯಾತಾನುಕಾರಂ ಚ ಚಿತ್ತಮ್ ॥ ೪೨ ॥

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