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 20.279

हालिकत्वान्न जानामि ज्ञाता किं किमसाविति ।
यन्मात्रं तु विजानामि तन्मात्रं कथयामि वः ॥ २७९ ॥

hālikatvānna jānāmi jñātā kiṃ kimasāviti |
yanmātraṃ tu vijānāmi tanmātraṃ kathayāmi vaḥ || 279 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.279 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 (20.279). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Halika, Tva, Jnatri, Jnata, Kim, Asi, Asu, Adah, Iti, Yanmatra, Vijana, Amin, Tanmatra, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “hālikatvānna jānāmi jñātā kiṃ kimasāviti
  • hālika -
  • hālika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hālika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvānn -
  • tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānāmi -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active first single]
  • jñātā -
  • jñātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jñātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jñā -> jñātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asāvi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “yanmātraṃ tu vijānāmi tanmātraṃ kathayāmi vaḥ
  • yanmātram -
  • yanmātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yanmātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yanmātrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vijānā -
  • vijāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tanmātram -
  • tanmātra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tanmātra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tanmātrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kathayāmi -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [present active first single]
  • vaḥ -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.279

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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