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 12.58

अथाहं शिबिकारूढः प्रस्थितो वेशमस्मृतिः ।
चक्षुश्चेतोहराकाराः पश्यन्वेश्याः समूहशः ॥ ५८ ॥

athāhaṃ śibikārūḍhaḥ prasthito veśamasmṛtiḥ |
cakṣuścetoharākārāḥ paśyanveśyāḥ samūhaśaḥ || 58 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 12.58 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 (12.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Aha, Asmad, Shibika, Arudha, Prasthita, Vesha, Asmriti, Cakshu, Cakshus, Cetohara, Akara, Pashyat, Veshi, Veshya, Samuha, Sha, Shas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “athāhaṃ śibikārūḍhaḥ prasthito veśamasmṛtiḥ
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • śibikā -
  • śibika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śibikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārūḍhaḥ -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prasthito* -
  • prasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • veśam -
  • veśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • asmṛtiḥ -
  • asmṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “cakṣuścetoharākārāḥ paśyanveśyāḥ samūhaśaḥ
  • cakṣuś -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • cetoharā -
  • cetohara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cetohara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cetoharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akārāḥ -
  • akāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • paśyan -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • veśyāḥ -
  • veśi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    veśī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    veśya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √viś], [vocative plural from √viś], [accusative plural from √viś]
  • samūha -
  • samūha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaḥ -
  • śas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śa (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 12.58

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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