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 2.59

कञ्चिदद्येदमारूढमर्धमासेषु सप्तासु ।
अतीतेष्वशनिर्हन्ति पतित्वा मूर्धनि ध्रुवम् ॥ ५९ ॥

kañcidadyedamārūḍhamardhamāseṣu saptāsu |
atīteṣvaśanirhanti patitvā mūrdhani dhruvam || 59 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.59 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:

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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 (2.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kanci, Dadi, Idam, Arudha, Ardhamasa, Sapta, Atita, Ashani, Murdhan, Murdhani, Dhruvam, Dhruva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kañcidadyedamārūḍhamardhamāseṣu saptāsu
  • kañci -
  • kañcī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kañcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kañcī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dadye -
  • dad -> dadya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    dyai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ārūḍham -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ārūḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ārūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ardhamāseṣu -
  • ardhamāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • saptāsu -
  • saptā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    sap -> saptā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √sap class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “atīteṣvaśanirhanti patitvā mūrdhani dhruvam
  • atīteṣva -
  • atīta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    atīta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • aśanir -
  • aśani (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    aśani (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • patitvā -
  • pat -> patitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pat]
  • mūrdhani -
  • mūrdhanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dhruvam -
  • dhruvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhruva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhruva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.59

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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