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 1.49

अधोमुखः क्षणं स्थित्वा तलाहतमहीतलः ।
दृष्ट्वा च सास्रमाकाशमनाथ इदमब्रवीत् ॥ ४९ ॥

adhomukhaḥ kṣaṇaṃ sthitvā talāhatamahītalaḥ |
dṛṣṭvā ca sāsramākāśamanātha idamabravīt || 49 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 1.49 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 (1.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adhomukha, Kshanam, Kshana, Sthitva, Tala, Ahata, Ahi, Sasram, Sasra, Akasha, Anatha, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “adhomukhaḥ kṣaṇaṃ sthitvā talāhatamahītalaḥ
  • adhomukhaḥ -
  • adhomukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣaṇam -
  • kṣaṇam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sthitvā -
  • sthitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthā -> sthitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
  • talā -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahatam -
  • ahata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ahata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ahatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second dual]
  • ahī -
  • ahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • talaḥ -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā ca sāsramākāśamanātha idamabravīt
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sāsram -
  • sāsram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāsra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāsra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sāsrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ākāśam -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anātha* -
  • anātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    nāth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 1.49

Cover of edition (2019)

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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