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 18.166

विलपत्यै तथा दीनं करुणार्द्रीकृताशयः ।
शाटकं पाटयित्वाहमर्धं तस्यै वितीर्णवान् ॥ १६६ ॥

vilapatyai tathā dīnaṃ karuṇārdrīkṛtāśayaḥ |
śāṭakaṃ pāṭayitvāhamardhaṃ tasyai vitīrṇavān || 166 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.166 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:

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 (18.166). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vilapati, Tatha, Dinam, Dina, Shataka, Aha, Asmad, Ardha, Vitirna, Vat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “vilapatyai tathā dīnaṃ karuṇārdrīkṛtāśayaḥ
  • vilapatyai -
  • vilapatī (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • dīnam -
  • dīnam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dīna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dīnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse karuṇārdrīkṛtāśayaḥ
  • Line 2: “śāṭakaṃ pāṭayitvāhamardhaṃ tasyai vitīrṇavān
  • śāṭakam -
  • śāṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pāṭayitvā -
  • paṭ -> pāṭayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √paṭ]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ardham -
  • ardha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ardha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ardhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasyai -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • vitīrṇa -
  • vitīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vitīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vān -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāt (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.166

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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