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 11.31

भञ्जन्ती चाङ्गुलीः क्रोधाद्वदत्यारक्तलोचना ।
न स्प्रष्टव्यो न संभाष्यो गोमुखः पापवानिति ॥ ३१ ॥

bhañjantī cāṅgulīḥ krodhādvadatyāraktalocanā |
na spraṣṭavyo na saṃbhāṣyo gomukhaḥ pāpavāniti || 31 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 11.31 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 (11.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anguli, Krodha, Vadat, Arakta, Locana, Sprashtavya, Sambhashya, Gomukha, Papa, Vat, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “bhañjantī cāṅgulīḥ krodhādvadatyāraktalocanā
  • bhañjantī -
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṅgulīḥ -
  • aṅguli (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    aṅgulī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • krodhād -
  • krodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    krodha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • vadatyā -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • ārakta -
  • ārakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • locanā -
  • locanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “na spraṣṭavyo na saṃbhāṣyo gomukhaḥ pāpavāniti
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • spraṣṭavyo* -
  • spraṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    spṛś -> spraṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √spṛś class 6 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhāṣyo* -
  • sambhāṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gomukhaḥ -
  • gomukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 11.31

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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