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.

दुर्जनहुताशतप्तं काव्यसुवर्णं विशुद्धिमायाति ।
श्रावयितव्यं तस्माद्दुष्टजनस्य प्रयत्नेन ॥ ४ ॥

durjanahutāśataptaṃ kāvyasuvarṇaṃ viśuddhimāyāti |
śrāvayitavyaṃ tasmādduṣṭajanasya prayatnena || 4 ||

The Sanskrit text of Verse 105.4 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 (105.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Durjana, Hutasha, Taptam, Tapta, Kavya, Suvarna, Vishuddhi, Ayat, Shravayitavya, Tasmat, Tad, Dushta, Jana, Prayatna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Verse 105.4). 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: “durjanahutāśataptaṃ kāvyasuvarṇaṃ viśuddhimāyāti
  • durjana -
  • durjana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hutāśa -
  • hutāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taptam -
  • taptam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tapta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tapta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    taptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tap -> tapta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tap class 4 verb]
    tap -> tapta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tap class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tap class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tap class 4 verb], [accusative single from √tap class 4 verb]
  • kāvya -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]
  • suvarṇam -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suvarṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viśuddhim -
  • viśuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āyāti -
  • āyāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyāt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    āyāt (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “śrāvayitavyaṃ tasmādduṣṭajanasya prayatnena
  • śrāvayitavyam -
  • śrāvayitavya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrāvayitavya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrāvayitavyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śru -> śrāvayitavya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvayitavya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvayitavyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvayitavya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvayitavya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru], [accusative single from √śru]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • duṣṭa -
  • duṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janasya -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • prayatnena -
  • prayatna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Verse 105.4

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 105.4 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ಜನಹುತಾಶತಪ್ತಂ ಕಾವ್ಯಸುವರ್ಣಂ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಿಮಾಯಾತಿ ।
ಶ್ರಾವಯಿತವ್ಯಂ ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ದುಷ್ಟಜನಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನೇನ ॥ ೪ ॥

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 105.4 in Gujarati sript:
દુર્જનહુતાશતપ્તં કાવ્યસુવર્ણં વિશુદ્ધિમાયાતિ ।
શ્રાવયિતવ્યં તસ્માદ્દુષ્ટજનસ્ય પ્રયત્નેન ॥ ૪ ॥

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 105.4 in Kannada sript:
ದುರ್ಜನಹುತಾಶತಪ್ತಂ ಕಾವ್ಯಸುವರ್ಣಂ ವಿಶುದ್ಧಿಮಾಯಾತಿ ।
ಶ್ರಾವಯಿತವ್ಯಂ ತಸ್ಮಾದ್ದುಷ್ಟಜನಸ್ಯ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನೇನ ॥ ೪ ॥

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