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 20.281

इति चाहुः किमस्माभिर्वृथैवात्मावसादिभिः ।
विश्वकर्माथ वा ब्रह्मा कस्मान्नायमुपासितः ॥ २८१ ॥

iti cāhuḥ kimasmābhirvṛthaivātmāvasādibhiḥ |
viśvakarmātha vā brahmā kasmānnāyamupāsitaḥ || 281 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.281 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 (20.281). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Ahu, Kim, Asmad, Vritha, Eva, Sadi, Sadin, Vishvakarma, Han, Var, Brahma, Kasmat, Kah, Naya, Upasitri, Upasita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.281). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “iti cāhuḥ kimasmābhirvṛthaivātmāvasādibhiḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahuḥ -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • asmābhir -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vṛthai -
  • vṛthā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vṛthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evāt -
  • eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • māva -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • sādibhiḥ -
  • sādi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sādin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sādin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sādi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sādi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sādī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “viśvakarmātha brahmā kasmānnāyamupāsitaḥ
  • viśvakarmāt -
  • viśvakarma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    viśvakarma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • brahmā -
  • brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kasmān -
  • kasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
  • nāyam -
  • nāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • upāsitaḥ -
  • upāsitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    upāsita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.281

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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