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 18.381

पृथिवी मूल्यमस्येति कश्चिदाह परीक्षकः ।
अजानन् काकिनीत्यन्यो न किंचिदिति चापरः ॥ ३८१ ॥

pṛthivī mūlyamasyeti kaścidāha parīkṣakaḥ |
ajānan kākinītyanyo na kiṃciditi cāparaḥ || 381 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.381 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 (18.381). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prithivi, Mulya, Asi, Kah, Cit, Ahan, Parikshaka, Ajanat, Kakini, Iti, Itya, Ani, Kincid, Kincit, Capa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “pṛthivī mūlyamasyeti kaścidāha parīkṣakaḥ
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mūlyam -
  • mūlya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūlya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūlyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mūl -> mūlya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
    mūl -> mūlya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mūl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūl class 1 verb]
  • asye -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [present passive first single]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cid -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • parīkṣakaḥ -
  • parīkṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ajānan kākinītyanyo na kiṃciditi cāparaḥ
  • ajānan -
  • ajānat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • kākinī -
  • kākinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kākini (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kākini (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kākini (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • itya -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    itya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> itya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • anyo* -
  • anī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kiñcid -
  • kiñcid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kiñcit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kiñcit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (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 18.381

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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