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 2.48

श्रूयतां देव यद्वृत्तं वृद्धस्य जगतीपतेः ।
आवाभ्यां श्रुतमेतच्च गृहे कथयतः पितुः ॥ ४८ ॥

śrūyatāṃ deva yadvṛttaṃ vṛddhasya jagatīpateḥ |
āvābhyāṃ śrutametacca gṛhe kathayataḥ pituḥ || 48 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.48 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 (2.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Deva, Yadvritta, Vriddha, Jagatipati, Asmad, Shrut, Shruta, Etad, Grih, Griha, Kathayat, Pitri, Pitu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “śrūyatāṃ deva yadvṛttaṃ vṛddhasya jagatīpateḥ
  • śrūyatām -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yadvṛttam -
  • yadvṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vṛddhasya -
  • vṛddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vṛddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
    vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
  • jagatīpateḥ -
  • jagatīpati (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “āvābhyāṃ śrutametacca gṛhe kathayataḥ pituḥ
  • āvābhyām -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
  • śrutam -
  • śruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrut (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • etac -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kathayataḥ -
  • kath -> kathayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [ablative single from √kath class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kath class 10 verb], [genitive single from √kath class 10 verb]
    kath (verb class 10)
    [present active third dual]
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.48

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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