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 22.238

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गणिकाडाकिनीभिश्च पीतसर्वाङ्गलोहितः ।
यज्जीवति तदाश्चर्यं क्व धर्मः क्व यशःसुखे ॥ २३८ ॥

gaṇikāḍākinībhiśca pītasarvāṅgalohitaḥ |
yajjīvati tadāścaryaṃ kva dharmaḥ kva yaśaḥsukhe || 238 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.238 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 (22.238). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ganika, Dakini, Pita, Sarvanga, Lohita, Tada, Carya, Kva, Dharma, Yashas, Kha,

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 22.238). 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: “gaṇikāḍākinībhiśca pītasarvāṅgalohitaḥ ”
gaṇikā -
gaṇikā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ḍākinībhiś -
ḍākinī (noun, feminine)

[instrumental plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

pīta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pai -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pai -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pi -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pi -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pī -> pīta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī -> pīta (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural]
sarvāṅga -
sarvāṅga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarvāṅga (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
lohitaḥ -
lohita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “yajjīvati tadāścaryaṃ kva dharmaḥ kva yaśaḥsukhe ”
Cannot analyse yajjīvati*ta
tadāś -
tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
caryam -
carya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

carya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

caryā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dharmaḥ -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kva -
kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
yaśaḥsu -
yaśas (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

yaśas (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
khe -
kha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

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

khā (noun, feminine)

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

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.238

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