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 20.211

नारी च लघुसारत्वात्तरंगश्रेणिचञ्चला ।
नौकेव प्रतिकूलाशु कुशलैः परिवर्त्यते ॥ २११ ॥

nārī ca laghusāratvāttaraṃgaśreṇicañcalā |
naukeva pratikūlāśu kuśalaiḥ parivartyate || 211 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.211 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 (20.211). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nari, Laghusara, Tva, Taranga, Shreni, Cancala, Nauka, Iva, Pratikula, Ashu, Kushala, Pari,

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 20.211). 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: “nārī ca laghusāratvāttaraṃgaśreṇicañcalā
  • nārī -
  • nārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    nāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • laghusāra -
  • laghusāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    laghusāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvāt -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • taraṅga -
  • taraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    taraṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṇi -
  • śreṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śreṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • cañcalā -
  • cañcalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “naukeva pratikūlāśu kuśalaiḥ parivartyate
  • nauke -
  • naukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pratikūlā -
  • pratikūla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratikūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratikūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āśu -
  • āśu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    āśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kuśalaiḥ -
  • kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pari (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vartyate -
  • vṛt (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.211

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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