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 20.42

अयि चन्द्रक किं शेषे ननु भ्रातर्विबुध्यताम् ।
नाकर्णयसि कूजन्तमुलूकं सुभगध्वनिम् ॥ ४२ ॥

ayi candraka kiṃ śeṣe nanu bhrātarvibudhyatām |
nākarṇayasi kūjantamulūkaṃ subhagadhvanim || 42 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.42 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 (20.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ayi, Ayin, Candraka, Kim, Shesha, Nanu, Naka, Rina, Asi, Kujat, Uluka, Subhaga, Dhvani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ayi candraka kiṃ śeṣe nanu bhrātarvibudhyatām
  • ayi -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • candraka -
  • candraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    candraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śeṣe -
  • śeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śeṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śaṣ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    śī (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • nanu -
  • nanu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse bhrātarvibudhyatām
  • Line 2: “nākarṇayasi kūjantamulūkaṃ subhagadhvanim
  • nākar -
  • nāka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṛṇa -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • kūjantam -
  • kūj -> kūjat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kūj class 1 verb]
  • ulūkam -
  • ulūka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ulūka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ulūkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • subhaga -
  • subhaga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    subhaga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvanim -
  • dhvani (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.42

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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