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 14.6

तौ च पुत्रमविन्दन्तौ चिरं दुःखमतिष्ठताम् ।
प्रौढाया इव कन्यायाः पितरौ सदृशं वरम् ॥ ६ ॥

tau ca putramavindantau ciraṃ duḥkhamatiṣṭhatām |
prauḍhāyā iva kanyāyāḥ pitarau sadṛśaṃ varam || 6 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 14.6 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 (14.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Putra, Ciram, Cira, Duhkham, Duhkha, Atishthat, Atishthata, Praudha, Iva, Kanya, Pitri, Sadrisham, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tau ca putramavindantau ciraṃ duḥkhamatiṣṭhatām
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putram -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avindantau -
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atiṣṭhatām -
  • atiṣṭhat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    atiṣṭhat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    atiṣṭhatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third dual]
  • Line 2: “prauḍhāyā iva kanyāyāḥ pitarau sadṛśaṃ varam
  • prauḍhāyā* -
  • prauḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kanyāyāḥ -
  • kanyā (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pitarau -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sadṛśam -
  • sadṛśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sadṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sadṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 14.6

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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