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 5.303

आसीच्च मम तं दृष्ट्वा करामृष्टवशामुखम् ।
कर्तारो हस्तिशिक्षायां सत्यमाहुरिदं यथा ॥ ३०३ ॥

āsīcca mama taṃ dṛṣṭvā karāmṛṣṭavaśāmukham |
kartāro hastiśikṣāyāṃ satyamāhuridaṃ yathā || 303 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.303 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 (5.303). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Kara, Amrishta, Vasha, Ukha, Kartri, Kartara, Hastishiksha, Satyam, Satya, Idam, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “āsīcca mama taṃ dṛṣṭvā karāmṛṣṭavaśāmukham
  • āsīc -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • karā -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • amṛṣṭa -
  • amṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mṛj (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • vaśām -
  • vaśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ukham -
  • ukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kartāro hastiśikṣāyāṃ satyamāhuridaṃ yathā
  • kartāro* -
  • kartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kartāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [periphrastic-future active third plural]
  • hastiśikṣāyām -
  • hastiśikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āhur -
  • ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.303

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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