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 20.87

तेन चाश्रुतपूर्वेण वज्रपातप्रमाथिना ।
गाढं ताडितया क्रूरं कृतं कर्मेदमेतया ॥ ८७ ॥

tena cāśrutapūrveṇa vajrapātapramāthinā |
gāḍhaṃ tāḍitayā krūraṃ kṛtaṃ karmedametayā || 87 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.87 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 (20.87). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Ashrutapurva, Vajrapata, Pramathin, Pramathi, Gadham, Gadha, Tadita, Kruram, Krura, Krit, Krita, Karman, Idam, Eta, Esha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “tena cāśrutapūrveṇa vajrapātapramāthinā
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśrutapūrveṇa -
  • aśrutapūrva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    aśrutapūrva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vajrapāta -
  • vajrapāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vajrapāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāthinā -
  • pramāthin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pramāthin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    pramāthī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “gāḍhaṃ tāḍitayā krūraṃ kṛtaṃ karmedametayā
  • gāḍham -
  • gāḍham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    gāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gāḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gāḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tāḍitayā -
  • tāḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    taḍ -> tāḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √taḍ]
  • krūram -
  • krūram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    krūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    krūrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • karme -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etayā -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.87

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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