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 3.125

प्रेतावासकृतावासो वसानः प्रेतचीवरम् ।
भैक्षाशनश्च वर्षान्ते मुक्तशापो भविष्यसि ॥ १२५ ॥

pretāvāsakṛtāvāso vasānaḥ pretacīvaram |
bhaikṣāśanaśca varṣānte muktaśāpo bhaviṣyasi || 125 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 3.125 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 (3.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pretavasa, Kritavasa, Vasana, Preta, Civara, Bhaiksha, Ashana, Varshanta, Mukta, Shapa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “pretāvāsakṛtāvāso vasānaḥ pretacīvaram
  • pretāvāsa -
  • pretāvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtāvāso* -
  • kṛtāvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vasānaḥ -
  • vas -> vasāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vas class 2 verb]
  • preta -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    preta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pre (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • cīvaram -
  • cīvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cīvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “bhaikṣāśanaśca varṣānte muktaśāpo bhaviṣyasi
  • bhaikṣā -
  • bhaikṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaikṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśanaś -
  • aśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṣānte -
  • varṣānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṣānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • mukta -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
  • śāpo* -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyasi -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 3.125

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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