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 20.260

चिन्तामेतां कुर्वतः कार्यवन्ध्यामासीत्सा मे सोपकारैव रात्रीः ।
सद्यः कान्ताकण्ठविश्लेषदुःखमारात्सह्यं चेतसा यन्न सोढम् ॥ २६० ॥

cintāmetāṃ kurvataḥ kāryavandhyāmāsītsā me sopakāraiva rātrīḥ |
sadyaḥ kāntākaṇṭhaviśleṣaduḥkhamārātsahyaṃ cetasā yanna soḍham || 260 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.260 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 (20.260). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ita, Kurvat, Karyavat, Dhyama, Asmad, Sopakara, Ratri, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Kanta, Akantha, Vishlesha, Duhkham, Duhkha, Arat, Ara, Sahya, Sahi, Cetasa, Yat, Sodha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “cintāmetāṃ kurvataḥ kāryavandhyāmāsītsā me sopakāraiva rātrīḥ
  • cintāme -
  • cint (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • itām -
  • itā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • kurvataḥ -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [genitive single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • kāryavan -
  • kāryavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • dhyāmā -
  • dhyāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sopakārai -
  • sopakāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sopakāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sopakārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • rātrīḥ -
  • rātrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sadyaḥ kāntākaṇṭhaviśleṣaduḥkhamārātsahyaṃ cetasā yanna soḍham
  • sadyaḥ -
  • sadyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sadyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sadya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāntā -
  • kānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
  • akaṇṭha -
  • akaṇṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akaṇṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśleṣa -
  • viśleṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ārāt -
  • ārāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ārāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sahyam -
  • sahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sah -> sahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 4 verb]
    sah -> sahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 4 verb]
    sahī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cetasā* -
  • cetasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yann -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • soḍham -
  • soḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    soḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    soḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sah -> soḍha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb]
    sah -> soḍha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.260

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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