Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha [sanskrit]

35,982 words

The Sanskrit edition of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha: an epic story in the form of a narrative detailling Naravahanadatta’s quest to become the emperor of the Vidyadharas. Similair to the Kathasaritsagara, the Brhatkathaslokasamgraha also represents one of the several abridgements of the “Great Story” (Brihatkatha), said to have originally consisted of 700,000 shlokas (metrical verses). Alternative titles: Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha (बृहत्कथाश्लोकसंग्रह), Bṛhatkathāślokasaṅgraha (बृहत्कथाश्लोकसङ्ग्रह), Bṛhat-kathā-śloka-saṃgraha (बृहत्-कथा-श्लोक-संग्रह), Brihatkathashlokasamgraha, Brhatkathaslokasangraha, Brhat-katha-sloka-samgraha (sangraha).

Verse 1.29

अयि ब्राह्मणि जागर्षि नन्दिनि क्रन्दते शिशुः ।
त्वरितं याजते देहि स्तन्यं कण्ठोऽस्य मा शुषत् ॥ २९ ॥

ayi brāhmaṇi jāgarṣi nandini krandate śiśuḥ |
tvaritaṃ yājate dehi stanyaṃ kaṇṭho'sya mā śuṣat || 29 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 1.29 is contained in the book Brihat Katha Shloka Samgraha (Hindi translation) by Shri Budhaswami (श्री बुधस्वामी). This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

Buy now! Sanskrit text by Shri Budhaswami (श्री बुधस्वामी) (1990)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayi, Ayin, Brahmani, Nandin, Nandini, Krandat, Shishu, Tvarita, Yaja, Tad, Yushmad, Dehi, Dehin, Stanya, Kantha, Idam, Asmad, Shushat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 1.29). 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: “ayi brāhmaṇi jāgarṣi nandini krandate śiśuḥ
  • ayi -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • brāhmaṇi -
  • brāhmaṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • jāgarṣi -
  • jāgṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • nandini -
  • nandinī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nandin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nandin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • krandate -
  • krand -> krandat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √krand class 1 verb]
    krand -> krandat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √krand class 1 verb]
  • śiśuḥ -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tvaritaṃ yājate dehi stanyaṃ kaṇṭho'sya śuṣat
  • tvaritam -
  • tvarita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tvarita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tvaritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative single from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tvar], [accusative single from √tvar]
  • yāja -
  • yāja (noun, masculine)
    [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]
  • dehi -
  • dehī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dehin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active second single]
  • stanyam -
  • stanya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    stanya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    stanyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    stan -> stanya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √stan]
    stan -> stanyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √stan], [accusative single from √stan]
  • kaṇṭho' -
  • kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śuṣat -
  • śuṣ -> śuṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 1.29

Cover of edition (2019)

The Katha Sarit Sagara: The Ocean of the Streams of Story (2 Volumes)
by C.H. Tawney (2019)

1412 pages; (Translated from the Original Sanskrit); [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Lt.]; ISBN: 9788121505017

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