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 11.42

यदि प्राक्स्वामिनी नृत्येत्तया राजा सुतोषितः ।
कदाचिदितरां नैव पश्येद्वृत्तकुतूहलः ॥ ४२ ॥

yadi prāksvāminī nṛtyettayā rājā sutoṣitaḥ |
kadāciditarāṃ naiva paśyedvṛttakutūhalaḥ || 42 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 11.42 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 (11.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yadi, Yad, Prak, Svamini, Taya, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Sut, Suta, Ushita, Kadacit, Itara, Naiva, Vritta, Kutuhala,

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 11.42). 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: “yadi prāksvāminī nṛtyettayā rājā sutoṣitaḥ
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svāminī -
  • svāminī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • nṛtyet -
  • nṛt (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • tayā* -
  • taya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rājā -
  • rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • suto -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • uṣitaḥ -
  • uṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> uṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vas class 6 verb]
  • Line 2: “kadāciditarāṃ naiva paśyedvṛttakutūhalaḥ
  • kadācid -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • itarām -
  • itarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • naiva -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyed -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • vṛtta -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • kutūhalaḥ -
  • kutūhala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 11.42

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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