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 19.3

कपालशिखिपिञ्छाभ्यां विराजितकरद्वयम् ।
अयुक्तेन्द्रधनुश्छायशृङ्गारगलकण्ठिकम् ॥ ३ ॥

kapālaśikhipiñchābhyāṃ virājitakaradvayam |
ayuktendradhanuśchāyaśṛṅgāragalakaṇṭhikam || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 19.3 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 (19.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kapala, Shikhi, Shikhin, Pincha, Virajita, Karat, Vaya, Asmad, Ayukta, Ayukti, Indradhanus, Indradhanu, Cha, Chaya, Shringara, Gala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kapālaśikhipiñchābhyāṃ virājitakaradvayam
  • kapāla -
  • kapāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kapāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikhi -
  • śikhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śikhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śikhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śikhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • piñchābhyām -
  • piñcha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    piñchā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
    piñcha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • virājita -
  • virājita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    virājita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karad -
  • kṛ -> karat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • Line 2: “ayuktendradhanuśchāyaśṛṅgāragalakaṇṭhikam
  • ayukte -
  • ayukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ayukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ayuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ayukti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    yuj (verb class 7)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • indradhanuś -
  • indradhanus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    indradhanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    indradhanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • chāya -
  • chāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    cha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • śṛṅgāra -
  • śṛṅgāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śṛṅgāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gala -
  • gala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kaṇṭhikam -
  • kaṇṭhikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 19.3

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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