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 15.140

प्रष्टव्यावपि न क्षुद्रौ द्रष्टव्यावपि न त्वया ।
यावेवं निन्दिताचारौ प्रष्टव्यौ कुत एव तौ ॥ १४० ॥

praṣṭavyāvapi na kṣudrau draṣṭavyāvapi na tvayā |
yāvevaṃ ninditācārau praṣṭavyau kuta eva tau || 140 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 15.140 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 (15.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prashtavya, Api, Kshudra, Kshudri, Drashtavya, Tva, Yushmad, Yava, Yah, Evam, Eva, Ninditri, Nindita, Acaru, Acara, Kutah, Kuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “praṣṭavyāvapi na kṣudrau draṣṭavyāvapi na tvayā
  • praṣṭavyāva -
  • praṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    praś -> praṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣudrau -
  • kṣudra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣudri (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • draṣṭavyāva -
  • draṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś -> draṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “yāvevaṃ ninditācārau praṣṭavyau kuta eva tau
  • yāve -
  • yāva (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ninditā -
  • nindita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nindita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ninditṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ninditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nind -> nindita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind -> nindita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind -> ninditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √nind class 1 verb]
    nind (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • acārau -
  • acāru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    acāru (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    acāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • praṣṭavyau -
  • praṣṭavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    praś -> praṣṭavya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb]
  • kuta* -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 15.140

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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