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 18.148

स च गत्वा मया दृष्टः प्रत्यभिज्ञाय मां चिरात् ।
हा कष्टमिति कृत्वोच्चैर्दुःखस्खलितमब्रवीत् ॥ १४८ ॥

sa ca gatvā mayā dṛṣṭaḥ pratyabhijñāya māṃ cirāt |
hā kaṣṭamiti kṛtvoccairduḥkhaskhalitamabravīt || 148 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.148 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 (18.148). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Drishta, Pratyabhijna, Aya, Asmad, Cirat, Cira, Cirad, Han, Kashtam, Kashta, Iti, Kritva, Kritvan, Uccaih, Ucca, Duhkha, Skhalita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “sa ca gatvā mayā dṛṣṭaḥ pratyabhijñāya māṃ cirāt
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • mayā* -
  • maya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dṛṣṭaḥ -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • pratyabhijñā -
  • pratyabhijñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • cirāt -
  • cirāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    cirād (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ kaṣṭamiti kṛtvoccairduḥkhaskhalitamabravīt
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kaṣṭam -
  • kaṣṭam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
    kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kṛtvo -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
  • uccair -
  • uccaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uccaiḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • skhalitam -
  • skhalita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    skhalita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    skhalitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √skhal]
    skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √skhal]
    skhal -> skhalitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √skhal]
    skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skhal]
    skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √skhal], [accusative single from √skhal]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.148

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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