The Brhatkatha Sloka Samgraha of Buddhasvamin considered to be one of the Sanskrit redactionso f the Brhatkatha of Gunadhya in Cantos 28 displays altogether a different norm of descriptive delineation as compound to the contents of the other two versions e.g. Brhatkathamanjari of the prolific writer Ksemendra and Somadeva's Kathasarit Sagara both having eighteen Lambakas subdivided into gucchas and tarangas respectively. The Poem begins with an encomium of Ujjayini and the death of Mahasena or Pradyota. Gopala, his son, succeeded him, but afflicted with the talk that he was a patricide, he abdicated in favour of his younger brother Palaka warned as if by a heavenly sign, he gave up his throne and Gopala's son Avantivardhana ascended the throne. Then comes the story of his love with Surasamanjari. The 28th canto leaves us with Naravahanadatta in the company of Bhagirathayasas. The Brhatkatha Sloka Samgraha of Buddhasvamin was out of print for many years and there was a great demand for it among Sanskrit scholars. The present edition contains not only the original Sanskrit text but also includes an authentic English translation with various notes useful for scholarly world.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sudarshan Kumar Sharma
Dr. Sudarshan Kumar Sharma is B.A. (Hons.), M.A, Ph.D. He competed his graduation from D.A.V. College, Jalandhar in 1955 with first class first in Sanskrit (Hons.) and post-graduation in 1958 from Deptt. of Sanskrit, Punjab university, Jalandhar. In 1961, he joined as regular lecturer in Sanskrit and served various colleges at Chanigarh, Bhatinda, Jalandhar etc., in his long teaching career. Finally, he retired as principal, Govt. College, Fazika, Punjab. He has a number of books to his credit. Prominent among them are- 1) Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala -A Critical and Cultural Study. 2) Mrcchakatika of Sudraka -A Critical and Cultural Study. 3) Karnabharam and Madhyam-vyayoga of Bhasa (Sanskrit text with English and Hindi translation). 4) yajnaphalam of Bhasa (Sanskrit text with English and Hindi translation). 5) Udayadundari Katha of Soddhala (Sanskrit text with English translation. 7) Brhatkatha-sloka-samgraha of Buddhasvamin (Sanskrit text with English translation). He had been an active participator at various Oriental Conferences and Seminars held in the past at various places of India. His research papers and journals have been published in almost all magazines and felicitation volumes. Since his retirement, he has been an active writer and doing critical translations of various rare books. His forthcoming books are-Garuda Purana (Sanskrit text with English Translation), Vayu Purana (Sanskrit text with English Translation), Brhat-Katha-Manjari (Sanskrit text with English Translation), Kalki Purana (Sanskrit text with English Translation), Avanti-Sundari-Katha (Sanskrit text with English Translation) etc.
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