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 27.116

इत्याद्याकर्ण्य तत्तस्मादिन्द्रजालाधिकाद्भुतम् ।
प्राशंसं चरितं तस्य प्रशस्या हि गुणाधिकाः ॥ ११६ ॥

ityādyākarṇya tattasmādindrajālādhikādbhutam |
prāśaṃsaṃ caritaṃ tasya praśasyā hi guṇādhikāḥ || 116 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 27.116 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 (27.116). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ityadi, Akarnya, Tat, Tad, Tasmat, Indrajala, Adhika, Bhuta, Prash, Prasha, Carita, Prashasya, Gunadhika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ityādyākarṇya tattasmādindrajālādhikādbhutam
  • ityādyā -
  • ityādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ityādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ityādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • ākarṇya -
  • ākarṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākarṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • indrajālā -
  • indrajāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhikād -
  • adhika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    adhika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • bhutam -
  • bhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “prāśaṃsaṃ caritaṃ tasya praśasyā hi guṇādhikāḥ
  • prāśaṃ -
  • prāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    prāś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    prāś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caritam -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • praśasyā* -
  • praśasya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    praśasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • guṇādhikāḥ -
  • guṇādhika (noun, masculine)
    [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 27.116

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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