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 18.536

एकदा तं महात्मानमभितः प्राप्तमम्बरात् ।
मूर्तं पुण्यमिवाद्राक्षं विमानं मेरुभास्वरम् ॥ ५३६ ॥

ekadā taṃ mahātmānamabhitaḥ prāptamambarāt |
mūrtaṃ puṇyamivādrākṣaṃ vimānaṃ merubhāsvaram || 536 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 18.536 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 (18.536). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ekada, Tap, Mahatman, Abhitah, Prapta, Ambara, Murta, Punya, Iva, Vimana, Bhasvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ekadā taṃ mahātmānamabhitaḥ prāptamambarāt
  • ekadā -
  • ekadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahātmānam -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • abhitaḥ -
  • abhitaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ambarāt -
  • ambara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ambara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “mūrtaṃ puṇyamivādrākṣaṃ vimānaṃ merubhāsvaram
  • mūrtam -
  • mūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mūrta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mṝ -> mūrta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]
    mṝ -> mūrta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]
    mūrch -> mūrta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mūrch class 1 verb]
    mūrch -> mūrta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mūrch class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mūrch class 1 verb]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adrākṣam -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [aorist active first single]
  • vimānam -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vimānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • meru -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhāsvaram -
  • bhāsvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāsvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāsvarā (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 18.536

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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