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 5.187

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मन्दप्रदीपकिरणे तस्या वसतिमन्दिरे ।
न्यस्तः पिष्टमयो विष्णुः क्षपायां क्षपितस्तया ॥ १८७ ॥

mandapradīpakiraṇe tasyā vasatimandire |
nyastaḥ piṣṭamayo viṣṇuḥ kṣapāyāṃ kṣapitastayā || 187 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.187 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 (5.187). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manda, Pradipa, Kirana, Vasati, Nyasta, Pishtamaya, Vishnu, Kshapa, Kshapita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.187). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “mandapradīpakiraṇe tasyā vasatimandire ”
manda -
manda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

manda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
pradīpa -
pradīpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
kiraṇe -
kiraṇa (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kiraṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
tasyā* -
sā (noun, feminine)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
vasatim -
vasati (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

vasati (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
andi -
ad (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
re -
ṛ (noun, feminine)

[dative single]

ṛ (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

ra (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

rā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 2: “nyastaḥ piṣṭamayo viṣṇuḥ kṣapāyāṃ kṣapitastayā ”
nyastaḥ -
nyasta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
piṣṭamayo* -
piṣṭamaya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
viṣṇuḥ -
viṣṇu (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

viṣṇu (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣapāyām -
kṣapā (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
kṣapitas -
kṣapita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√kṣap -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]

√kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √kṣī]
tayā -
tā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.187

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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Last Updated: 14 September, 2021