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 18.466

एवंप्राये च वृत्तान्ते दूरादाश्रूयतोच्चकैः ।
वंशानां ताड्यमानानां पुरः ष्ठा ष्ठोदितस्वनः ॥ ४६६ ॥

evaṃprāye ca vṛttānte dūrādāśrūyatoccakaiḥ |
vaṃśānāṃ tāḍyamānānāṃ puraḥ ṣṭhā ṣṭhoditasvanaḥ || 466 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.466 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 (18.466). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evampraya, Vrittanta, Durat, Dura, Ashru, Uyat, Uccakaih, Vamsha, Tadyamana, Purah, Pur, Pura, Shtha, Udita, Svana, Svan,

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 18.466). 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: “evaṃprāye ca vṛttānte dūrādāśrūyatoccakaiḥ
  • evamprāye -
  • evamprāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    evamprāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    evamprāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttānte -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vṛttānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vṛttāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dūrād -
  • dūrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āśrū -
  • āśru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āśru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    āśru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūyato -
  • ūy -> ūyat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ūy class 1 verb]
    ūy -> ūyat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ūy class 1 verb]
    ūy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • uccakaiḥ -
  • uccakaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “vaṃśānāṃ tāḍyamānānāṃ puraḥ ṣṭhā ṣṭhoditasvanaḥ
  • vaṃśānām -
  • vaṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vaṃśā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • tāḍyamānānām -
  • taḍ -> tāḍyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √taḍ]
    taḍ -> tāḍyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √taḍ]
    taḍ -> tāḍyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √taḍ]
  • puraḥ -
  • puraḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    puraḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣṭhā -
  • ṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṣṭho -
  • ṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • udita -
  • udita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad -> udita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> udita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • svanaḥ -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.466

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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