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 17.166

ततो गृहपतिर्दीनः प्रार्थनाभङ्गशङ्कया ।
वीणादत्तकमालोक्य प्रावोचन्नीचकैस्तराम् ॥ १६६ ॥

tato gṛhapatirdīnaḥ prārthanābhaṅgaśaṅkayā |
vīṇādattakamālokya prāvocannīcakaistarām || 166 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 17.166 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 (17.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Grihapati, Dina, Prarthanabhanga, Shanka, Vinadatta, Kama, Alokya, Pra, Caka, Tara,

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 17.166). 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: “tato gṛhapatirdīnaḥ prārthanābhaṅgaśaṅkayā
  • tato* -
  • 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]
  • gṛhapatir -
  • gṛhapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dīnaḥ -
  • dīna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prārthanābhaṅga -
  • prārthanābhaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaṅkayā -
  • śaṅkā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “vīṇādattakamālokya prāvocannīcakaistarām
  • vīṇādatta -
  • vīṇādatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kamā -
  • kama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • alokya -
  • alokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prā -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    prā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avocann -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cakais -
  • caka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tarām -
  • tarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 17.166

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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