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 18.168

अथ वालमिदं श्रुत्वा दरिद्रचरितं चिरम् ।
श्रूयमाणमपि ह्येतद्दुःखायैव भवादृशाम् ॥ १६८ ॥

atha vālamidaṃ śrutvā daridracaritaṃ ciram |
śrūyamāṇamapi hyetadduḥkhāyaiva bhavādṛśām || 168 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.168 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 (18.168). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Vala, Idam, Daridra, Carita, Ciram, Cira, Shruyamana, Api, Etad, Duhkha, Bhavadrish,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “atha vālamidaṃ śrutvā daridracaritaṃ ciram
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vālam -
  • vāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • daridra -
  • daridra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daridra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caritam -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “śrūyamāṇamapi hyetadduḥkhāyaiva bhavādṛśām
  • śrūyamāṇam -
  • śrūyamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śrūyamāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śrūyamāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śru -> śrūyamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
    śru -> śrūyamāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hye -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • duḥkhāyai -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • bhavādṛśām -
  • bhavādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhavādṛś (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.168

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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