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 23.3

अथ प्रणतमद्राक्षमनुल्बणविभूषणम् ।
युवानमपि वैनीत्याल् लज्जितस्थविरं नरम् ॥ ३ ॥

atha praṇatamadrākṣamanulbaṇavibhūṣaṇam |
yuvānamapi vainītyāl lajjitasthaviraṃ naram || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 23.3 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 (23.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Pranata, Anulbana, Vibhushana, Yuvan, Yuvana, Api, Niti, Lajjita, Tha, Vira, Nara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “atha praṇatamadrākṣamanulbaṇavibhūṣaṇam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • praṇatam -
  • praṇata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praṇata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adrākṣam -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
  • anulbaṇa -
  • anulbaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anulbaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vibhūṣaṇam -
  • vibhūṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vibhūṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vibhūṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yuvānamapi vainītyāl lajjitasthaviraṃ naram
  • yuvānam -
  • yuvāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yuvāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yuvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yu -> yuvāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb]
    yu -> yuvāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • nītyā -
  • nīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āl -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • lajjitas -
  • lajj -> lajjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √lajj class 6 verb], [nominative single from √lajj]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viram -
  • virā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • naram -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 23.3

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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