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 5.114

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आम दृष्टा इति प्रोक्ते सुतेन मम नीचकैः ।
आचक्ष्व विस्तरेणेति वसिष्ठस्तमभाषत ॥ ११४ ॥

āma dṛṣṭā iti prokte sutena mama nīcakaiḥ |
ācakṣva vistareṇeti vasiṣṭhastamabhāṣata || 114 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.114 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 (5.114). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ama, Drishta, Iti, Prokte, Prokta, Suta, Asmad, Nicakaih, Nicaka, Aca, Vistarena, Vistara, Vasishtha, Tama, Bhasha,

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 5.114). 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: “āma dṛṣṭā iti prokte sutena mama nīcakaiḥ ”
āma -
āma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
dṛṣṭā* -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
prokte -
prokte (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

prokta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

prokta (noun, neuter)

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

proktā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
sutena -
suta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

suta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√su -> suta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √su class 5 verb]

√su -> suta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √su class 5 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √sū class 6 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √sū class 2 verb]

√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √sū class 2 verb]
mama -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[genitive single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 3)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√mā (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
nīcakaiḥ -
nīcakaiḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

nīcaka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

nīcaka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “ācakṣva vistareṇeti vasiṣṭhastamabhāṣata ”
āca -
āca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

√ac (verb class 1)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
kṣva -
vistareṇe -
vistareṇa (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

vistara (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

vistara (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
vasiṣṭhas -
vasiṣṭha (noun, masculine)

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

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāṣa -
bhāṣa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāṣa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
ta -
ta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.114

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