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 18.103

दुराचारैव सा वेश्या चिरं यस्याः सतीव्रतम् ।
न हि वेदमधीयानः शूद्रः सद्भिः प्रशस्यते ॥ १०३ ॥

durācāraiva sā veśyā ciraṃ yasyāḥ satīvratam |
na hi vedamadhīyānaḥ śūdraḥ sadbhiḥ praśasyate || 103 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.103 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 (18.103). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Duracara, Veshi, Veshya, Ciram, Cira, Yasya, Sativrata, Veda, Adhiyana, Shudra, Sat, Sad, Prashasyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “durācāraiva veśyā ciraṃ yasyāḥ satīvratam
  • durācārai -
  • durācāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durācāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durācārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • veśyā -
  • veśi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    veśī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    veśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
    viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yasyāḥ -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • satīvratam -
  • satīvrata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satīvratā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “na hi vedamadhīyānaḥ śūdraḥ sadbhiḥ praśasyate
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vedam -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vedā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhīyānaḥ -
  • adhīyāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śūdraḥ -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadbhiḥ -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • praśasyate -
  • praśasyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative 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 18.103

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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