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 12.56

इति दत्त्वा वरं तस्यै सावित्री दिवमाश्रयत् ।
अमृतापि गताशङ्का भर्त्रा सह समेयुषी ॥ ५६ ॥

iti dattvā varaṃ tasyai sāvitrī divamāśrayat |
amṛtāpi gatāśaṅkā bhartrā saha sameyuṣī || 56 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 12.56 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 (12.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Dattva, Varam, Vara, Savitri, Div, Diva, Ashra, Yat, Yad, Amrita, Api, Gat, Gata, Ashanka, Bhartri, Saha, Sama, Iyushi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “iti dattvā varaṃ tasyai sāvitrī divamāśrayat
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dattvā -
  • dattvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    dad -> dattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dad]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasyai -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • sāvitrī -
  • sāvitrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sāvitri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • divam -
  • diva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    divā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āśra -
  • āśra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “amṛtāpi gatāśaṅkā bhartrā saha sameyuṣī
  • amṛtā -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle third single]
    mṛ (verb class 6)
    [aorist middle third single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gatā -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśaṅkā* -
  • aśaṅka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhartrā -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • same -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iyuṣī -
  • i -> iyuṣī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 12.56

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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