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 11.16

न चेयं शक्यते जेतुमलं वः शङ्कया यतः ।
दृष्टा केन शरज्ज्योत्स्ना खद्योतप्रभया जिता ॥ १६ ॥

na ceyaṃ śakyate jetumalaṃ vaḥ śaṅkayā yataḥ |
dṛṣṭā kena śarajjyotsnā khadyotaprabhayā jitā || 16 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 11.16 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 (11.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ceya, Shakyata, Alam, Ala, Yushmad, Shanka, Yatah, Yat, Yata, Drishta, Kena, Kah, Kim, Sharajjyotsna, Khadyota, Prabha, Jit, Jita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “na ceyaṃ śakyate jetumalaṃ vaḥ śaṅkayā yataḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ceyam -
  • ceya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ceya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ceyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śakyate -
  • śakyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śak (verb class 5)
    [present passive third single]
  • jetum -
  • ji -> jetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ji]
    ji -> jetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √ji]
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • śaṅkayā -
  • śaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • yataḥ -
  • yataḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb], [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √i class 2 verb], [genitive single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭā kena śarajjyotsnā khadyotaprabhayā jitā
  • dṛṣṭā -
  • dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • kena -
  • kena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śarajjyotsnā -
  • śarajjyotsnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • khadyota -
  • khadyota (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhayā -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jitā -
  • jit (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jit (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    jitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ji -> jitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ji class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ji class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 11.16

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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