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 20.287

बालैरालिङ्गितैः पुत्रैर्दारैश्च न तथा प्रियैः ।
जन्यते जनिता प्रीतिस्तेन मे सुहृदा यथा ॥ २८७ ॥

bālairāliṅgitaiḥ putrairdāraiśca na tathā priyaiḥ |
janyate janitā prītistena me suhṛdā yathā || 287 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.287 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 (20.287). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bala, Alingita, Putra, Dara, Tatha, Priya, Janyata, Janitri, Janita, Priti, Tad, Tena, Asmad, Suhrida, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “bālairāliṅgitaiḥ putrairdāraiśca na tathā priyaiḥ
  • bālair -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • āliṅgitaiḥ -
  • āliṅgita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    āliṅgita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • putrair -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • dāraiś -
  • dāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyaiḥ -
  • priya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    priya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “janyate janitā prītistena me suhṛdā yathā
  • janyate -
  • janyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [present passive third single]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present passive third single]
  • janitā -
  • janitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    janitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> janitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    jan (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • prītis -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • suhṛdā* -
  • suhṛda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.287

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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