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 2.14

तस्माद्वेदेषु विहितं यत्तदासेव्यतामिति ।
श्रुत्वेदं नृपतिर्यज्ञैरीजे निःसंख्यदक्षिणैः ॥ १४ ॥

tasmādvedeṣu vihitaṃ yattadāsevyatāmiti |
śrutvedaṃ nṛpatiryajñairīje niḥsaṃkhyadakṣiṇaiḥ || 14 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.14 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 (2.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tasmat, Tad, Veda, Vihita, Yatta, Dasa, Vya, Iti, Idam, Nripati, Yajna, Nihsankhya, Dakshinaih, Dakshina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tasmādvedeṣu vihitaṃ yattadāsevyatāmiti
  • tasmād -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • vedeṣu -
  • veda (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • vihitam -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vihitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yatta -
  • yatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yat -> yatta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
    yat -> yatta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yat class 1 verb]
  • dāse -
  • dāsa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dāsa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dāsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dās (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • vya -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śrutvedaṃ nṛpatiryajñairīje niḥsaṃkhyadakṣiṇaiḥ
  • śrutve -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nṛpatir -
  • nṛpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yajñair -
  • yajña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • īje -
  • īj (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    yaj (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • niḥsaṅkhya -
  • niḥsaṅkhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niḥsaṅkhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dakṣiṇaiḥ -
  • dakṣiṇaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.14

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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