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 16.62

यक्षीकामुकमासाद्य प्रभुं भोजनकोविदम् ।
अनर्थकानि जातानि चरितार्थानि पायसे ॥ ६२ ॥

yakṣīkāmukamāsādya prabhuṃ bhojanakovidam |
anarthakāni jātāni caritārthāni pāyase || 62 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 16.62 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 (16.62). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yakshi, Yakshin, Kamuka, Asadya, Prabhu, Bhojanaka, Vid, Vida, Anarthaka, Jata, Caritartha, Payasa, Payas,

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 16.62). 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: “yakṣīkāmukamāsādya prabhuṃ bhojanakovidam
  • yakṣī -
  • yakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    yakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāmukam -
  • kāmuka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāmuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāmukā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsādya -
  • āsādya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsādya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhum -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhojanako -
  • bhojanaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidam -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vida (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vid (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “anarthakāni jātāni caritārthāni pāyase
  • anarthakāni -
  • anarthaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jātāni -
  • jāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
  • caritārthāni -
  • caritārtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pāyase -
  • pāyasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pāyasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pāyas (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pāy (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
    pai (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 16.62

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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