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 22.123

स तां सस्मितमाह स्म मा स्म ग्रामेयिका भव ।
का हि नागरिकंमन्या हास्यात् नटबटोस्त्रसेत् ॥ १२३ ॥

sa tāṃ sasmitamāha sma mā sma grāmeyikā bhava |
kā hi nāgarikaṃmanyā hāsyāt naṭabaṭostraset || 123 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.123 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 (22.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sasmita, Ahan, Sma, Asmad, Grama, Bhava, Nagarika, Manya, Mani, Hasya, Natabatu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “sa tāṃ sasmitamāha sma sma grāmeyikā bhava
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sasmitam -
  • sasmita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sasmita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sasmitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • grāme -
  • grāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    grāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyi -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhava -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “ hi nāgarikaṃmanyā hāsyāt naṭabaṭostraset
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nāgarikaṃ -
  • nāgarika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāgarika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nāgarikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manyā* -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    manī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hāsyāt -
  • hāsya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    hāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √has class 1 verb]
  • naṭabaṭos -
  • naṭabaṭu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • traset -
  • tras (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.123

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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