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 20.416

पत्तयश्च प्रतिष्ठन्तां वाजिसंख्याचतुर्गुणाः ।
पत्तिरक्ष्या हि मातङ्गाः कर्मण्याः समरेष्विति ॥ ४१६ ॥

pattayaśca pratiṣṭhantāṃ vājisaṃkhyācaturguṇāḥ |
pattirakṣyā hi mātaṅgāḥ karmaṇyāḥ samareṣviti || 416 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.416 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 (20.416). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Patti, Prati, Vajin, Vaji, Sankhya, Caturguna, Akshi, Matanga, Karmani, Karmanya, Samara, Iti,

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 20.416). 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: “pattayaśca pratiṣṭhantāṃ vājisaṃkhyācaturguṇāḥ
  • pattayaś -
  • patti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    patti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣṭhan -
  • ṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vāji -
  • vāji (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vājin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vājin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vājī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vājī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vājī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṅkhyā -
  • saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • caturguṇāḥ -
  • caturguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    caturguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pattirakṣyā hi mātaṅgāḥ karmaṇyāḥ samareṣviti
  • pattir -
  • patti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    patti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣyā* -
  • akṣī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mātaṅgāḥ -
  • mātaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • karmaṇyāḥ -
  • karmaṇi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    karmaṇya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    karmaṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • samareṣvi -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.416

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

Buy now!
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: