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 15.56

तपन्तकः पुनः शय्यां त्यक्त्वा सुप्तो महीतले ।
प्रक्षालनाद्धि पङ्कस्य दूरादस्पर्शनं वरम् ॥ ५६ ॥

tapantakaḥ punaḥ śayyāṃ tyaktvā supto mahītale |
prakṣālanāddhi paṅkasya dūrādasparśanaṃ varam || 56 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 15.56 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 (15.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tapantaka, Puna, Shayya, Supta, Mahitala, Prakshalana, Panka, Durat, Dura, Asparshana, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tapantakaḥ punaḥ śayyāṃ tyaktvā supto mahītale
  • tapantakaḥ -
  • tapantaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • śayyām -
  • śayyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tyaktvā -
  • tyaj -> tyaktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tyaj]
  • supto* -
  • supta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svap -> supta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √svap class 2 verb]
  • mahītale -
  • mahītala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “prakṣālanāddhi paṅkasya dūrādasparśanaṃ varam
  • prakṣālanāddh -
  • prakṣālana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prakṣālana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • paṅkasya -
  • paṅka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    paṅka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dūrād -
  • dūrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • asparśanam -
  • asparśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 15.56

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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