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 21.56

अस्ति सिन्धुतटे ग्रामो ब्रह्मस्थलकनामकः ।
तत्रासीद्वेदशर्मेति चतुर्वेदो द्विजोत्तमः ॥ ५६ ॥

asti sindhutaṭe grāmo brahmasthalakanāmakaḥ |
tatrāsīdvedaśarmeti caturvedo dvijottamaḥ || 56 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 21.56 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 (21.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asti, Sindhutata, Grama, Brahmasthala, Kah, Tatra, Vedasharma, Iti, Caturveda, Dvijottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “asti sindhutaṭe grāmo brahmasthalakanāmakaḥ
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sindhutaṭe -
  • sindhutaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sindhutaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • grāmo* -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • brahmasthala -
  • brahmasthala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kanāma -
  • kan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatrāsīdvedaśarmeti caturvedo dvijottamaḥ
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • vedaśarme -
  • vedaśarmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • caturvedo* -
  • caturveda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvijottamaḥ -
  • dvijottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 21.56

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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