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 17.174

किं तु संभाव्यते नायमसंबद्धं प्रभाषितुम् ।
येन धर्मार्थशास्त्रार्थक्षुण्णधीरिव भाषते ॥ १७४ ॥

kiṃ tu saṃbhāvyate nāyamasaṃbaddhaṃ prabhāṣitum |
yena dharmārthaśāstrārthakṣuṇṇadhīriva bhāṣate || 174 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 17.174 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 (17.174). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Sambhavin, Sambhavya, Naya, Asambaddha, Prabha, Yena, Yah, Yat, Dharmartha, Shastrartha, Kshunna, Dhiri,

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 17.174). 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: “kiṃ tu saṃbhāvyate nāyamasaṃbaddhaṃ prabhāṣitum
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sambhāvya -
  • sambhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sambhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sambhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sambhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ate -
  • nāyam -
  • nāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • asambaddham -
  • asambaddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asambaddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asambaddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prabhā -
  • prabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṣitum -
  • aṣ -> aṣitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √aṣ]
  • Line 2: “yena dharmārthaśāstrārthakṣuṇṇadhīriva bhāṣate
  • yena -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dharmārtha -
  • dharmārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāstrārtha -
  • śāstrārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣuṇṇa -
  • kṣuṇṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣuṇṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣud -> kṣuṇṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣud class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣud class 7 verb]
    kṣud -> kṣuṇṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣud class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣud class 7 verb]
  • dhīri -
  • dhīrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣate -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 17.174

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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