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 10.3

अखण्डशशिबिम्बाभं गोमुखश्छत्रमग्रहीत् ।
मृष्टहाटकदण्डं च चामरं मरुभूतिकः ॥ ३ ॥

akhaṇḍaśaśibimbābhaṃ gomukhaśchatramagrahīt |
mṛṣṭahāṭakadaṇḍaṃ ca cāmaraṃ marubhūtikaḥ || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 10.3 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 (10.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Akhanda, Shashi, Bimba, Abha, Gomukha, Chatra, Mrishta, Hataka, Danda, Camara, Marubhutika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “akhaṇḍaśaśibimbābhaṃ gomukhaśchatramagrahīt
  • akhaṇḍa -
  • akhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaśi -
  • śaśī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śaśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bimbā -
  • bimba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bimbā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ābham -
  • ābhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    ābha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ābha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gomukhaś -
  • gomukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • chatram -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chatrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agrahīt -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [aorist active third single]
  • Line 2: “mṛṣṭahāṭakadaṇḍaṃ ca cāmaraṃ marubhūtikaḥ
  • mṛṣṭa -
  • mṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛṣ -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]
    mṛṣ -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛṣ class 4 verb]
    mṛch -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mṛch class 6 verb]
    mṛch -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mṛch class 6 verb]
    mṛj -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 6 verb]
    mṛj -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mṛj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 2 verb], [vocative single from √mṛj class 6 verb]
    mṛś -> mṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mṛś class 6 verb]
    mṛś -> mṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mṛś class 6 verb]
    mṛj (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • hāṭaka -
  • hāṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍam -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāmaram -
  • cāmara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāmara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cāmarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • marubhūtikaḥ -
  • marubhūtika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 10.3

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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