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 5.2

ऋणैः किल समाघ्रातः पुरुषो जायते त्रिभिः ।
ब्रह्मचर्येष्टिसंतानैरृषिदेवस्वधाभुजाम् ॥ २ ॥

ṛṇaiḥ kila samāghrātaḥ puruṣo jāyate tribhiḥ |
brahmacaryeṣṭisaṃtānairṛṣidevasvadhābhujām || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.2 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rina, Kila, Sama, Aghrata, Purusha, Jayat, Tri, Brahmacarya, Ishtin, Ishti, Santana, Rishideva, Svadhabhuj,

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 5.2). 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: “ṛṇaiḥ kila samāghrātaḥ puruṣo jāyate tribhiḥ
  • ṛṇaiḥ -
  • ṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samā -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āghrātaḥ -
  • āghrāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jāyate -
  • jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √jai class 1 verb]
    jai (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present middle third single]
  • tribhiḥ -
  • tri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “brahmacaryeṣṭisaṃtānairṛṣidevasvadhābhujām
  • brahmacarye -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iṣṭi -
  • iṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    iṣṭin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    iṣṭin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    iṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    iṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    iṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • santānair -
  • santāna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    santāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ṛṣideva -
  • ṛṣideva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svadhābhujām -
  • svadhābhuj (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.2

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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