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 7.17

कलिङ्गसेनयाख्यातं शोच्येयं तनया मम ।
यामेव पृच्छति स्वामी भृत्यां मदनमञ्जुकाम् ॥ १७ ॥

kaliṅgasenayākhyātaṃ śocyeyaṃ tanayā mama |
yāmeva pṛcchati svāmī bhṛtyāṃ madanamañjukām || 17 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 7.17 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 (7.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kalingasena, Akhyata, Shoci, Shocya, Eya, Tanaya, Asmad, Yama, Yaman, Yami, Iva, Pricchat, Svamin, Bhriti, Bhritya, Madanamanjuka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kaliṅgasenayākhyātaṃ śocyeyaṃ tanayā mama
  • kaliṅgasenayā -
  • kaliṅgasenā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • akhyātam -
  • akhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akhyātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • śocye -
  • śoci (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śocya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śocya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śocyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [locative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [locative single from √śuc]
    śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [locative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [locative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śuc], [vocative dual from √śuc], [accusative dual from √śuc], [locative single from √śuc]
    śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative single from √śuc class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śuc class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √śuc class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √śuc], [vocative single from √śuc], [vocative dual from √śuc], [accusative dual from √śuc]
    śuc -> śocya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śuc]
    śuc -> śocya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √śuc], [vocative dual from √śuc], [accusative dual from √śuc], [locative single from √śuc]
    śuc -> śocyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √śuc], [vocative single from √śuc], [vocative dual from √śuc], [accusative dual from √śuc]
    śuc (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
    śuc (verb class 0)
    [present passive first single]
  • eyam -
  • i -> eya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> eya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • tanayā* -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • Line 2: “yāmeva pṛcchati svāmī bhṛtyāṃ madanamañjukām
  • yāme -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    yāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pṛcchati -
  • praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
  • svāmī -
  • svāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhṛtyām -
  • bhṛti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • madanamañjukām -
  • madanamañjukā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 7.17

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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