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 18.477

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अहो कारुणिकत्वं ते सिद्धं सिद्धान्तवेदिनः ।
एकस्य क्षुद्रकस्यार्थे यः षोडश जिघांसति ॥ ४७७ ॥

aho kāruṇikatvaṃ te siddhaṃ siddhāntavedinaḥ |
ekasya kṣudrakasyārthe yaḥ ṣoḍaśa jighāṃsati || 477 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.477 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 (18.477). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ahu, Karunika, Tva, Yushmad, Tad, Siddha, Siddhanta, Vedi, Vedin, Eka, Kshudraka, Artha, Yah, Shodasha, Shodashan, Jighamsat,

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 18.477). 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: “aho kāruṇikatvaṃ te siddhaṃ siddhāntavedinaḥ ”
aho -
ahu (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

ahu (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
kāruṇika -
kāruṇika (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kāruṇika (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

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

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

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

tā (noun, feminine)

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

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
siddham -
siddha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

siddha (noun, neuter)

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

siddhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 4 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]

√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
siddhānta -
siddhānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
vedinaḥ -
vedi (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

vedin (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

vedin (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]
Line 2: “ekasya kṣudrakasyārthe yaḥ ṣoḍaśa jighāṃsati ”
ekasya -
eka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

eka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
kṣudrakasyā -
kṣudraka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

kṣudraka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
arthe -
artha (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

artha (noun, neuter)

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

√arth (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
yaḥ -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ṣoḍaśa -
ṣoḍaśa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣoḍaśa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ṣoḍaśan (noun, masculine)

[compound]

ṣoḍaśan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
jighāṃsati -
√han -> jighāṃsat (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √han]

√han -> jighāṃsat (participle, neuter)

[locative single from √han]

√han (verb class 0)

[present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.477

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