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 12.7

ततः प्राप्याचिरात्संज्ञां मागध्या पद्मदेविका ।
कथं जानासि नास्तीति पृष्टाचष्ट निशाम्यताम् ॥ ७ ॥

tataḥ prāpyācirātsaṃjñāṃ māgadhyā padmadevikā |
kathaṃ jānāsi nāstīti pṛṣṭācaṣṭa niśāmyatām || 7 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 12.7 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 (12.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prapya, Acirat, Acira, Sanjna, Magadhi, Padma, Devika, Katham, Katha, Nasti, Iti, Prishta, Nish, Nisha, Yat, Yata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tataḥ prāpyācirātsaṃjñāṃ māgadhyā padmadevikā
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • prāpyā -
  • prāpya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acirāt -
  • acirāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sañjñām -
  • sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • māgadhyā -
  • māgadhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • padma -
  • padma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    padma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devikā -
  • devikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ jānāsi nāstīti pṛṣṭācaṣṭa niśāmyatām
  • 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]
  • jānāsi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active second single]
  • nāstī -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pṛṣṭā -
  • pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
  • acaṣṭa -
  • cakṣ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • niśām -
  • niś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • yatām -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 12.7

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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