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 10.75

अतीतश्च महानध्वा शिष्यते स्तोकमन्तरम् ।
रथः किं पृष्ठतो यातु किं पुरः प्रेर्यतामिति ॥ ७५ ॥

atītaśca mahānadhvā śiṣyate stokamantaram |
rathaḥ kiṃ pṛṣṭhato yātu kiṃ puraḥ preryatāmiti || 75 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 10.75 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 (10.75). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atita, Mahana, Dhu, Shishyata, Stokam, Stoka, Antaram, Antara, Ratha, Kim, Prishthatah, Yatu, Purah, Pur, Pura, Pra, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “atītaśca mahānadhvā śiṣyate stokamantaram
  • atītaś -
  • atīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    atī (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāna -
  • mahāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvā -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śiṣyate -
  • śiṣyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    śiṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    śiṣ (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • stokam -
  • stokam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    stoka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    stoka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    stokā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antaram -
  • antaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “rathaḥ kiṃ pṛṣṭhato yātu kiṃ puraḥ preryatāmiti
  • rathaḥ -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pṛṣṭhato* -
  • pṛṣṭhataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yātu -
  • yātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pre -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • iryatām -
  • ir (verb class 6)
    [imperative passive third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 10.75

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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