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 18.324

कथं पुनरमुं देशमागतोऽसीति पृच्छते ।
विस्तरेण मया तस्मै सर्वपूर्वं निवेदितम् ॥ ३२४ ॥

kathaṃ punaramuṃ deśamāgato'sīti pṛcchate |
vistareṇa mayā tasmai sarvapūrvaṃ niveditam || 324 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.324 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 (18.324). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Punar, Adah, Desha, Agata, Asi, Iti, Pricchat, Vistarena, Vistara, Maya, Asmad, Tad, Sarvapurva, Nivedita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kathaṃ punaramuṃ deśamāgato'sīti pṛcchate
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • amum -
  • adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • deśam -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āgato' -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asī -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pṛcchate -
  • praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛcchat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pṛcchat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    praś (verb class 6)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “vistareṇa mayā tasmai sarvapūrvaṃ niveditam
  • vistareṇa -
  • vistareṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vistara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vistara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • sarvapūrvam -
  • sarvapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarvapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sarvapūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niveditam -
  • nivedita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nivedita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niveditā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.324

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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