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 20.150

तस्य किं वर्ण्यते यस्य माणवाः स्मितिमानसाः ।
न स्तन्यमपि यावन्ते जननीरपि बालकाः ॥ १५० ॥

tasya kiṃ varṇyate yasya māṇavāḥ smitimānasāḥ |
na stanyamapi yāvante jananīrapi bālakāḥ || 150 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.150 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 (20.150). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Kim, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Manava, Smiti, Anasa, Stanya, Api, Yavan, Yavat, Yushmad, Janani, Balaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tasya kiṃ varṇyate yasya māṇavāḥ smitimānasāḥ
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • varṇyate -
  • varṇ (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • māṇavāḥ -
  • māṇava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • smitim -
  • smiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ānasāḥ -
  • ānasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ānasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “na stanyamapi yāvante jananīrapi bālakāḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • stanyam -
  • stanya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    stanya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    stanyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    stan -> stanya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √stan]
    stan -> stanyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √stan]
    stan -> stanya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √stan], [accusative single from √stan]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yāvan -
  • yāvan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • jananīr -
  • janani (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    jananī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bālakāḥ -
  • bālaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.150

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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