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 18.323

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किं जातिः कस्य पुत्रोऽसि किं वा मातेति सर्वथा ।
किं त्वया तात पृष्टेन मित्रवर्मसुतो भवान् ॥ ३२३ ॥

kiṃ jātiḥ kasya putro'si kiṃ vā māteti sarvathā |
kiṃ tvayā tāta pṛṣṭena mitravarmasuto bhavān || 323 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.323 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 (18.323). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kim, Jati, Kah, Putra, Asi, Var, Matri, Mata, Mati, Iti, Sarvatha, Tva, Yushmad, Tata, Prishta, Mitravarman, Tas, Bhava, Bhavant,

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 18.323). 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 jātiḥ kasya putro'si kiṃ vā māteti sarvathā ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
jātiḥ -
jāti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kasya -
√kas -> kasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √kas]

ka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive single]
putro' -
putra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asi -
asi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

asi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

asī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active second single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
māte -
māta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

māta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mātṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

mātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

māti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]

mātṛ (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√mā (verb class 2)

[imperative active second plural], [periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 4)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 3)

[periphrastic-future active third single]

√mā (verb class 1)

[periphrastic-future active third single]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
sarvathā -
sarvathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
Line 2: “kiṃ tvayā tāta pṛṣṭena mitravarmasuto bhavān ”
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tvayā -
tvā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
tāta -
tāta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛṣṭena -
pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

pṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[instrumental single from √praś class 6 verb]

√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[instrumental single from √praś class 6 verb]
mitravarmasu -
mitravarman (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]
to* -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavān -
bhava (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.323

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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Last Updated: 14 September, 2021