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 18.516

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तां च काञ्चनगाहादिरत्नकाञ्चनवालुकाम् ।
उत्तीर्याचर्य च स्नानमार्चिषं देवतागुरून् ॥ ५१६ ॥

tāṃ ca kāñcanagāhādiratnakāñcanavālukām |
uttīryācarya ca snānamārciṣaṃ devatāgurūn || 516 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.516 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 (18.516). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kancana, Gaha, Irat, Naka, Ancana, Valuka, Uttirya, Acarya, Snana, Devataguru,

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 18.516). 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: “tāṃ ca kāñcanagāhādiratnakāñcanavālukām ”
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kāñcana -
kāñcana (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāñcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
gāhād -
gāha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

gāha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
irat -
√ir -> irat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ir class 6 verb], [vocative single from √ir class 6 verb], [accusative single from √ir class 6 verb]
nakā -
naka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

naka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
añcana -
añcana (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vālukām -
vālukā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
Line 2: “uttīryācarya ca snānamārciṣaṃ devatāgurūn ”
uttīryā -
uttīrya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ācarya -
ācarya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ācarya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
snānam -
snāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ārciṣam -
√ṛc (verb class 1)

[aorist active first single]
devatāgurūn -
devatāguru (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.516

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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Last Updated: 14 September, 2021