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 20.222

आकाशगोचरोऽस्मीति किं त्वं नीच विकत्थसे ।
काकोऽपि हि नभश्चारी न च मुञ्चति नीचताम् ॥ २२२ ॥

ākāśagocaro'smīti kiṃ tvaṃ nīca vikatthase |
kāko'pi hi nabhaścārī na ca muñcati nīcatām || 222 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.222 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 (20.222). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Cara, Caru, Iti, Kim, Tva, Yushmad, Nica, Vij, Kaka, Kaku, Api, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhas, Cari, Carin, Muncat, Nicata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ākāśagocaro'smīti kiṃ tvaṃ nīca vikatthase
  • ākāśago -
  • caro' -
  • cara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    caru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • asmī -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • nīca -
  • nīca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nīca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vik -
  • vij (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • attha -
  • ad (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • se -
  • si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • Line 2: “kāko'pi hi nabhaścārī na ca muñcati nīcatām
  • kāko' -
  • kāka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kāku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nabhaś -
  • nabhas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nabhas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nabh (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    nabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cārī -
  • cārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    cārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • muñcati -
  • muc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √muc class 6 verb]
    muñc -> muñcat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]
    muñc -> muñcat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √muñc class 1 verb]
    muc (verb class 6)
    [present active third single]
    muñc (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • nīcatām -
  • nīcatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.222

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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