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 20.400

लज्जमाने नते तस्मिन् स्थितेऽसाधावधोमुखे ।
आखुरन्यतमस्तेषां तमसाधुमभाषत ॥ ४०० ॥

lajjamāne nate tasmin sthite'sādhāvadhomukhe |
ākhuranyatamasteṣāṃ tamasādhumabhāṣata || 400 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.400 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 (20.400). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Lajjamana, Nat, Nata, Nati, Tad, Sthita, Sthiti, Asadhu, Adhomukha, Akhu, Anyatama, Tamas, Tamasa, Dhu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “lajjamāne nate tasmin sthite'sādhāvadhomukhe
  • lajjamāne -
  • lajj -> lajjamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √lajj class 6 verb]
    lajj -> lajjamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √lajj class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lajj class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lajj class 6 verb], [locative single from √lajj class 6 verb]
    lajj -> lajjamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √lajj class 6 verb], [vocative single from √lajj class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √lajj class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √lajj class 6 verb]
  • nate -
  • nat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    nat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    nata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    natā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nam -> nata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> nata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [locative single from √nam class 1 verb]
    nam -> natā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √nam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √nam class 1 verb]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sthite' -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthiti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • asādhāva -
  • asādhu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asādhu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sādh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • adhomukhe -
  • adhomukha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adhomukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    adhomukhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “ākhuranyatamasteṣāṃ tamasādhumabhāṣata
  • ākhur -
  • ākhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anyatamas -
  • anyatama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tamasā -
  • tamas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tamasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhum -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhāṣata -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.400

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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