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 5.198

चतुर्विधानि जानीमो वयं यन्त्राणि तद् यथा ।
जलाश्मपांशुयन्त्राणि काण्डराशिकृतानि च ॥ १९८ ॥

caturvidhāni jānīmo vayaṃ yantrāṇi tad yathā |
jalāśmapāṃśuyantrāṇi kāṇḍarāśikṛtāni ca || 198 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.198 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 (5.198). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturvidha, Vaya, Asmad, Yantra, Tad, Tat, Yatha, Jala, Pamshu, Kanda, Rashi, Krita,

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 5.198). 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: “caturvidhāni jānīmo vayaṃ yantrāṇi tad yathā
  • caturvidhāni -
  • caturvidha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jānīmo* -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • yantrāṇi -
  • yantra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yantr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “jalāśmapāṃśuyantrāṇi kāṇḍarāśikṛtāni ca
  • jalā -
  • jala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśma -
  • aśman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • pāṃśu -
  • pāṃśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṃśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pāṃśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yantrāṇi -
  • yantra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yantr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • kāṇḍa -
  • kāṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāśi -
  • rāśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rāśī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāśī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛtāni -
  • kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.198

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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