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 25.40

अहं तु महदिन्नस्य तनया गुणशालिनः ।
हिमाद्रेरपि नियान्ति सरितः क्षारवारयः ॥ ४० ॥

ahaṃ tu mahadinnasya tanayā guṇaśālinaḥ |
himādrerapi niyānti saritaḥ kṣāravārayaḥ || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 25.40 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (25.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Maha, Dinna, Tanaya, Guna, Shalin, Himadri, Api, Anti, Sarit, Sarita, Kshara, Vari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ahaṃ tu mahadinnasya tanayā guṇaśālinaḥ
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • maha -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dinnasya -
  • dinna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dinna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tanayā* -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tanayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • guṇa -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālinaḥ -
  • śālin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śālin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “himādrerapi niyānti saritaḥ kṣāravārayaḥ
  • himādrer -
  • himādri (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • niyā -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • saritaḥ -
  • sarit (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sarita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣāra -
  • kṣāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vārayaḥ -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 25.40

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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