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 10.166

तामपृच्छं महाराज्ये वत्सराजे सुराजनि ।
जङ्गमस्य कुतः शोको युवराजे च राजति ॥ १६६ ॥

tāmapṛcchaṃ mahārājye vatsarāje surājani |
jaṅgamasya kutaḥ śoko yuvarāje ca rājati || 166 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 10.166 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 (10.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tama, Priccha, Maharajya, Vatsaraja, Surajan, Jangama, Kutah, Kuta, Shoka, Yuvaraja, Rajati, Rajat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tāmapṛcchaṃ mahārājye vatsarāje surājani
  • tāma -
  • tāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛccham -
  • pṛcchā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    praś -> pṛccham (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √praś]
    pṛccha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pṛccha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahārājye -
  • mahārājya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • vatsarāje -
  • vatsarāja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • surājani -
  • surājan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    surājan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “jaṅgamasya kutaḥ śoko yuvarāje ca rājati
  • jaṅgamasya -
  • jaṅgama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jaṅgama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kutaḥ -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śoko* -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yuvarāje -
  • yuvarāja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājati -
  • rājatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 10.166

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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