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 19.201

मन्यध्वे यादृशीमेनां कन्यका नेयमीदृशी ।
न हि चण्डालकन्यासु रज्यन्ते देवसूनवः ॥ २०१ ॥

manyadhve yādṛśīmenāṃ kanyakā neyamīdṛśī |
na hi caṇḍālakanyāsu rajyante devasūnavaḥ || 201 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 19.201 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 (19.201). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadrishi, Ena, Kanyaka, Neya, Idrish, Idrishi, Candala, Kanya, Devasunava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “manyadhve yādṛśīmenāṃ kanyakā neyamīdṛśī
  • manyadhve -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [present middle second plural], [present passive second plural]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive second plural]
  • yādṛśīm -
  • yādṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • enā -
  • enā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kanyakā* -
  • kanyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kanyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • neyam -
  • neya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    neya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    neyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    -> neya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> neya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ class 1 verb]
  • īdṛśī -
  • īdṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    īdṛś (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “na hi caṇḍālakanyāsu rajyante devasūnavaḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • caṇḍāla -
  • caṇḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kanyāsu -
  • kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • rajyante -
  • raj (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    raj (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
    rañj (verb class 1)
    [present passive third plural]
    rañj (verb class 4)
    [present middle third plural], [present passive third plural]
  • devasūnavaḥ -
  • devasūnava (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 19.201

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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