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 15.5

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भण केन न पूज्येयं या नः पूज्येन पूजिता ।
ननु मन्दमते लोकः पूज्यपूजितपूजकः ॥ ५ ॥

bhaṇa kena na pūjyeyaṃ yā naḥ pūjyena pūjitā |
nanu mandamate lokaḥ pūjyapūjitapūjakaḥ || 5 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 15.5 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 (15.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhana, Kena, Kah, Kim, Pujya, Iyam, Idam, Asmad, Pujita, Nanu, Mandamati, Loka, Pujitapujaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 15.5). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “bhaṇa kena na pūjyeyaṃ yā naḥ pūjyena pūjitā ”
bhaṇa -
bhaṇa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhaṇa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√bhaṇ (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
na -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pūjye -
pūjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

pūjya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

√pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pūj]

√pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pūj]

pūjyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb], [locative single from √pūj class 10 verb]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [locative single from √pūj class 10 verb]

√pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pūj class 10 verb]

√pūj (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√pūj (verb class 10)

[present passive first single]
iyam -
iyam (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

ī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

ī (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

idam (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative single]
yā* -
yā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]

yā (pronoun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
naḥ -
na (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
pūjyena -
pūjya (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pūjya (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √pūj class 10 verb]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √pūj class 10 verb]
pūjitā -
pūjitā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√pūj -> pūjitā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]

√pūj (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
Line 2: “nanu mandamate lokaḥ pūjyapūjitapūjakaḥ ”
nanu -
nanu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
mandamate -
mandamati (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

mandamati (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
lokaḥ -
loka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
pūjya -
pūjya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pūjya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pūj]

√pūj -> pūjya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √pūj]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]

√pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
pūjitapūjakaḥ -
pūjitapūjaka (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 15.5

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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Last Updated: 14 September, 2021