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 10.144

सा तु संवाह्य चरणौ मुहूर्तमिदमब्रवीत् ।
कथं दासजनो वक्षः श्रान्तं वः सेवतामिति ॥ १४४ ॥

sā tu saṃvāhya caraṇau muhūrtamidamabravīt |
kathaṃ dāsajano vakṣaḥ śrāntaṃ vaḥ sevatāmiti || 144 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 10.144 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 (10.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samvahya, Carana, Carani, Muhurta, Idam, Katham, Katha, Dasajana, Vakshas, Vaksha, Shranta, Shrat, Yushmad, Iti,

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 10.144). 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: “ tu saṃvāhya caraṇau muhūrtamidamabravīt
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saṃvāhya -
  • saṃvāhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvāhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃvah -> saṃvāhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √saṃvah class 1 verb]
    saṃvah -> saṃvāhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √saṃvah class 1 verb]
  • caraṇau -
  • caraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    caraṇi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caraṇi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • muhūrtam -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ dāsajano vakṣaḥ śrāntaṃ vaḥ sevatāmiti
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dāsajano* -
  • dāsajana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vakṣaḥ -
  • vakṣas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vakṣas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrāntam -
  • śrānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śrā -> śrāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śrā class 2 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śram class 4 verb]
    śram -> śrānta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śram class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śram class 4 verb]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • sevatām -
  • sev (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle 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 10.144

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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