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 12.21

तेन ब्रवीमि तेनाद्य तत्स्मृत्वा क्षुद्रबुद्धिना ।
विद्याधराधमेनासौ नीता यदि भवेदिति ॥ २१ ॥

tena bravīmi tenādya tatsmṛtvā kṣudrabuddhinā |
vidyādharādhamenāsau nītā yadi bhavediti || 21 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 12.21 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Tat, Smritva, Kshudrabuddhi, Vidyadhara, Adhama, Asi, Asu, Adah, Nita, Yadi, Yad, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tena bravīmi tenādya tatsmṛtvā kṣudrabuddhinā
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bravīmi -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • tenād -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • smṛtvā -
  • smṛ -> smṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √smṛ]
    smṛtvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣudrabuddhinā -
  • kṣudrabuddhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “vidyādharādhamenāsau nītā yadi bhavediti
  • vidyādharā -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidyādhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidyādharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhamenā -
  • adhama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    adhama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nītā* -
  • nīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nītā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    -> nīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nītā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhaved -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active 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 12.21

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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