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 18.121

एकदा गणिकामात्रा प्रेषिता गणिकावदत् ।
श्वश्रूस्त्वामाह रूक्षोऽसि गात्रमभ्यज्यतां तव ॥ १२१ ॥

ekadā gaṇikāmātrā preṣitā gaṇikāvadat |
śvaśrūstvāmāha rūkṣo'si gātramabhyajyatāṃ tava || 121 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.121 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 (18.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekada, Ganika, Preshita, Adat, Shvashru, Tva, Yushmad, Ahan, Ruksha, Asi, Gatra, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ekadā gaṇikāmātrā preṣitā gaṇikāvadat
  • ekadā -
  • ekadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gaṇikām -
  • gaṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātrā -
  • preṣitā* -
  • preṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    preṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gaṇikāva -
  • gaṇika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adat -
  • adat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    adat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “śvaśrūstvāmāha rūkṣo'si gātramabhyajyatāṃ tava
  • śvaśrūs -
  • śvaśrū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • tvām -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • rūkṣo' -
  • rūkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • gātram -
  • gātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gātrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • ajyatām -
  • aj (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    añj (verb class 7)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.121

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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