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 18.40

हित्वा कुरबकाग्राणि वर्णसंस्थानचारुषु ।
पतिताः कर्णिकारेषु लूननासा इवालिनः ॥ ४० ॥

hitvā kurabakāgrāṇi varṇasaṃsthānacāruṣu |
patitāḥ karṇikāreṣu lūnanāsā ivālinaḥ || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.40 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 (18.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hitva, Hitvan, Kurabaka, Agra, Varnasamsthana, Caru, Patita, Karnikara, Luna, Nasa, Iva, Alin, Alina,

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 18.40). 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: “hitvā kurabakāgrāṇi varṇasaṃsthānacāruṣu
  • hitvā -
  • hitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dhā]
    hi -> hitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hi]
    hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurabakā -
  • kurabaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kurabaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agrāṇi -
  • agra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • varṇasaṃsthāna -
  • varṇasaṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varṇasaṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāruṣu -
  • cāru (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    cāru (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “patitāḥ karṇikāreṣu lūnanāsā ivālinaḥ
  • patitāḥ -
  • patita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    patitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pat -> patita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
    pat -> patitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √pat class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √pat class 1 verb]
  • karṇikāreṣu -
  • karṇikāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    karṇikāra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • lūna -
  • lūna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lūna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    -> lūna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 9 verb]
    -> lūna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 9 verb]
  • nāsā* -
  • nāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • alinaḥ -
  • alin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    alina (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 18.40

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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