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 18.24

रागाग्निः प्राणिनां प्रायः प्रकृत्यैव प्रदीप्यते ।
तमिन्धयति यन्मित्र तत्र किं नाम पौरुषम् ॥ २४ ॥

rāgāgniḥ prāṇināṃ prāyaḥ prakṛtyaiva pradīpyate |
tamindhayati yanmitra tatra kiṃ nāma pauruṣam || 24 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.24 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 (18.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raga, Agni, Pranin, Praya, Prayas, Prakritya, Prakriti, Prakrit, Pradipya, Tad, Yushmad, Tamin, Yat, Yad, Mitra, Tatra, Kim, Naman, Paurusha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “rāgāgniḥ prāṇināṃ prāyaḥ prakṛtyaiva pradīpyate
  • rāgā -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agniḥ -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇinām -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • prāyaḥ -
  • prāyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prakṛtyai -
  • prakṛtyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prakṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    prakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prakṛt (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    prakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pradīpya -
  • pradīpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradīpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “tamindhayati yanmitra tatra kiṃ nāma pauruṣam
  • tamin -
  • tamin (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    tamin (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • dhayati -
  • dhe (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pauruṣam -
  • pauruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pauruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.24

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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