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 17.181

मन्दं पादतलेन तालमनया यत्कुट्टयन्त्याचिरं गीतं मामभि विस्फुरत्कुहरितं तारैः सुभुग्नभ्रुवा ।
तेनैव प्रतनूकृतामपहरन्नस्याः क्रमेण त्रपां निर्वाणान्महतान्तरेण सुभगं संसारमज्ञासिषम् ॥ १८१ ॥

mandaṃ pādatalena tālamanayā yatkuṭṭayantyāciraṃ gītaṃ māmabhi visphuratkuharitaṃ tāraiḥ subhugnabhruvā |
tenaiva pratanūkṛtāmapaharannasyāḥ krameṇa trapāṃ nirvāṇānmahatāntareṇa subhagaṃ saṃsāramajñāsiṣam || 181 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 17.181 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 (17.181). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mandam, Manda, Padatala, Tala, Anaya, Yat, Yad, Kuttayanti, Aciram, Acira, Gita, Mama, Bha, Visphurat, Kuharita, Tara, Bhugna, Bhru, Bhruva, Tad, Tena, Pratanu, Krit, Krita, Apaha, Anna, Kramena, Krama, Trapa, Nirvana, Mahata, Subhaga, Samsara,

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 17.181). 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: “mandaṃ pādatalena tālamanayā yatkuṭṭayantyāciraṃ gītaṃ māmabhi visphuratkuharitaṃ tāraiḥ subhugnabhruvā
  • mandam -
  • mandam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    manda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mandā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pādatalena -
  • pādatala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tālam -
  • tāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anayā* -
  • anaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • kuṭṭayantyā -
  • kuṭṭ -> kuṭṭayantī (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √kuṭṭ class 10 verb]
  • aciram -
  • aciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    acirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gītam -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • māma -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • visphurat -
  • visphurat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    visphurat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    visphurat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuharitam -
  • kuharita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tāraiḥ -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhugna -
  • bhugna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhugna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhruvā -
  • bhrū (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tenaiva pratanūkṛtāmapaharannasyāḥ krameṇa trapāṃ nirvāṇānmahatāntareṇa subhagaṃ saṃsāramajñāsiṣam
  • tenai -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pratanū -
  • pratanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtām -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • apaha -
  • apaha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    apaha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ra -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • annasyā -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • krameṇa -
  • krameṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • trapām -
  • trapā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nirvāṇān -
  • nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mahatān -
  • mahata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tareṇa -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • subhagam -
  • subhaga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    subhaga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    subhagā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • saṃsāram -
  • saṃsāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ajñāsiṣam -
  • jñā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [aorist active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 17.181

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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