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 2.52

राज्ञा स्वप्नफलं पृष्टाः किं तूष्णीमास्थ कथ्यताम् ।
त्रस्यद्भिः परुषाद्वापि मादृक्कस्मान्न युज्यताम् ॥ ५२ ॥

rājñā svapnaphalaṃ pṛṣṭāḥ kiṃ tūṣṇīmāstha kathyatām |
trasyadbhiḥ paruṣādvāpi mādṛkkasmānna yujyatām || 52 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.52 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 (2.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajan, Svapna, Phala, Prishta, Kim, Tushnim, Tushni, Tha, Trasyat, Parusha, Vapi, Vapin, Madrish, Kasmat, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “rājñā svapnaphalaṃ pṛṣṭāḥ kiṃ tūṣṇīmāstha kathyatām
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • svapna -
  • svapna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pṛṣṭāḥ -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √praś class 6 verb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tūṣṇīm -
  • tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ās -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathyatām -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • Line 2: “trasyadbhiḥ paruṣādvāpi mādṛkkasmānna yujyatām
  • trasyadbhiḥ -
  • tras -> trasyat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √tras class 4 verb]
    tras -> trasyat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √tras class 4 verb]
  • paruṣād -
  • paruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    paruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • mādṛk -
  • mādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kasmān -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yujyatām -
  • yuj (verb class 7)
    [imperative passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.52

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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