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 5.215

कृतार्घादिसपर्यश्च पृष्टः पुक्वसकेन सः ।
किंमयास्तण्डुलास्तात कथ्यतामिति सोऽब्रवीत् ॥ २१५ ॥

kṛtārghādisaparyaśca pṛṣṭaḥ pukvasakena saḥ |
kiṃmayāstaṇḍulāstāta kathyatāmiti so'bravīt || 215 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.215 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 (5.215). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kritargha, Saparya, Prishta, Pukvasaka, Sah, Kim, Maya, Tandula, Tata, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kṛtārghādisaparyaśca pṛṣṭaḥ pukvasakena saḥ
  • kṛtārghā -
  • kṛtārgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtārgha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtārghā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adi -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • saparyaś -
  • saparya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛṣṭaḥ -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • pukvasakena -
  • pukvasaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pukvasaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kiṃmayāstaṇḍulāstāta kathyatāmiti so'bravīt
  • kiṃ -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mayās -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • taṇḍulās -
  • taṇḍula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    taṇḍulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kathyatām -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.215

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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