Essay name: Brihatkatha-kosha (cultural study)
Author:
Himanshu Shekhar Acharya
Affiliation: Pondicherry University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay is an English study of the Brihatkatha-kosha reflecting cultural traditions of the life of people in ancient and medieval India during the 10th century. The Brihatkathakosha contains a collection of Jain Kathas (stories) intended to propagate Jain ideology and inspire people to lead a religio-ethical life. The book is written in over 12,000 Sanskrit verses
Chapter 2 - Brihatkatha-kosha鈥擜 literary study
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Ripaka: 71 sukiadhy膩nagaj膩ru岣峢o vratakanka峁嘺bh奴sita岣�/
guptutthitasitacchatra岣� samiti艣ukiac膩mara岣� //(46.48)
tapob膩峁噀na 艣膩tena sira艣chitva yasodharah/
sansarapratipaksasya pr膩visat siddhipattanam //(46.49).
鈥� Vocabularies :
The text is usually liberal in its use of new words and expressions.
Lexicographers and grammarians know some of these. Others are to be understood
more or less through context. Here it is relevant to quote Professor Bloomfield's
remark on Jaina Sanskrit, "A number of words remain unclear and altogether
unintelligible"12
鈥� Grammatical peculiarities :
While commenting on the language of Pa帽catantra, Hertel remarks, "The
Brahmanis, Buddhists and Jainas wrote a Sanskrit more or less incorrect and
13 influenced by popular language鈥�. His observation appears true when we go
through the BKK. A number of unpanian forms are noticed throughout the work
Some important grammatical peculiarities are recorded here -
Compounds:
varatr膩ropitaskanda (28.25) in place of skand膩ropitavaratram
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