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 2.78

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मन्त्रिमात्रसहायस्तु राजा कृत्वा अवगुण्ठनम् ।
कः स्याद् राजेति चिन्तावान्निषसाद नृपासने ॥ ७८ ॥

mantrimātrasahāyastu rājā kṛtvā avaguṇṭhanam |
kaḥ syād rājeti cintāvānniṣasāda nṛpāsane || 78 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.78 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 (2.78). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mantri, Atra, Sahaya, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Kritva, Kritvan, Avagunthana, Kah, Syat, Sya, Raji, Iti, Cintavat, Isha, Ishan, Sada, Nripasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.78). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “mantrimātrasahāyastu rājā kṛtvā avaguṇṭhanam ”
mantrim -
mantri (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
ātra -
ātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sahāyas -
sahāya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
rājā -
rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
kṛtvā -
kṛtvā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṛtvan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

kṛtvan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]

√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kṛ]
avaguṇṭhanam -
avaguṇṭhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Line 2: “kaḥ syād rājeti cintāvānniṣasāda nṛpāsane ”
kaḥ -
kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

ka (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
syād -
syāt (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

syāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[optative active third single]
rāje -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

rāji (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

rāji (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single], [dative single]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
cintāvānn -
cintāvat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
iṣa -
iṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

iṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

iṣan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
sāda -
sāda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
nṛpāsane -
nṛpāsana (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 2.78

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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Last Updated: 14 September, 2021