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description: 756About the Brhatkatha Sloka Samgraha of Buddhasvaminconsidered to be one of the Sanskrit redaction of the Brhatkatha of Gunadhya inCantos 28 displays altogether a different norm of descriptive delineation ascompound to the contents of the other two versions e.g. Brhatkathamanjari of theprolific writer Ksemendra and Somadeva's Kathasarit Sagara both havingeighteen Lambakas subdivided into gucchas and tarangas respectively.Thepoem begins with an encomium of Ujjayini and the death of Mahasena orPradyota. Gopala his son succeeded him but afflicted with the talk that he was aapatricide he abdicated in favour of his younger brother Palaka warned as if by aheavenly sign, he gave up his throne and Gopala's son Avantinvardhanaascended the throne. Then comes the story of his love with Surasamanjari. The28th canto leaves us with Naravahanadatta in the company ofBhagirathayasas.The Brhatkatha Sloka Samgraha of Buddhasvamin was outof print for many years and there was a great demand for it among Sanskritscholars. The present edition contains not only the original Sanskrit text but alsoincludes an authentic English translation with various notes useful for schorlarlyworld.CONTENTSPrefatory Note iiiIntroductionv-viiiCanto I1-15Canto II16-32Canto III33-55Canto IV56-80Canto V81-137Canto VI138-143Canto VII144-157Canto VIII158-167Canto IX168-185Canto X186-229Canto XI230-245Canto XII246-258Canto XIII259-266Canto XIV267-285Canto XV286-310Canto XVI311-325Canto XVII326-355Canto XVIII356-474Canto XIX475-508Canto XX509-580Canto XXI5
language: English
title: Brhatkatha-shloka-samgraha of Buddhasvamin
titlecomplete: Brhatkatha-shloka-samgraha of Buddhasvamin
publisher: Parimal Publications