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 16.74

आचष्ट मर्दकश्चेदमासवामोदवासितः ।
निश्वासोऽस्य मया घ्रातः शनकैर्निश्चरन्निति ॥ ७४ ॥

ācaṣṭa mardakaścedamāsavāmodavāsitaḥ |
niśvāso'sya mayā ghrātaḥ śanakairniścaranniti || 74 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 16.74 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 (16.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aca, Mardaka, Masa, Vama, Udavasin, Tas, Nishvasa, Idam, Maya, Ghratri, Ghrata, Ghrat,

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 16.74). 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: “ācaṣṭa mardakaścedamāsavāmodavāsitaḥ
  • ācaṣ -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
    añc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ṭa -
  • ṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mardakaś -
  • mardaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ceda -
  • cad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • māsa -
  • māsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vāmo -
  • vāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • udavāsi -
  • udavāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    udavāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “niśvāso'sya mayā ghrātaḥ śanakairniścaranniti
  • niśvāso' -
  • niśvāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ghrātaḥ -
  • ghrātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ghrāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ghrā -> ghrāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ghrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ghrā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √ghrā class 3 verb]
    ghrā -> ghrāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ghrā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √ghrā class 2 verb]
    ghrā (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • Cannot analyse śanakairniścaranniti

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 16.74

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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