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 20.404

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अथ वा मृत एव त्वमुत्क्रान्तं पश्य ते यशः ।
अयशोमरणात्त्रस्तायशोजीवा हि साधवः ॥ ४०४ ॥

atha vā mṛta eva tvamutkrāntaṃ paśya te yaśaḥ |
ayaśomaraṇāttrastāyaśojīvā hi sādhavaḥ || 404 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.404 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 (20.404). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Var, Mrita, Eva, Tva, Yushmad, Utkranta, Pashya, Tad, Yasha, Yashas, Ayashas, Marana, Trasta, Sha, Shas, Jiva, Sadhu,

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 20.404). 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: “atha vā mṛta eva tvamutkrāntaṃ paśya te yaśaḥ ”
atha -
atha (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
mṛta* -
mṛta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
eva -
eva (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

eva (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

eva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tvam -
tva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

tva (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
utkrāntam -
utkrānta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

utkrānta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

utkrāntā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
paśya -
paśya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

paśya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]

√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
yaśaḥ -
yaśas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yaśas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

yaśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ayaśomaraṇāttrastāyaśojīvā hi sādhavaḥ ”
ayaśo -
ayaśas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ayaśas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
maraṇāt -
maraṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
trastāya -
trasta (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

trasta (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

√tras -> trasta (participle, masculine)

[dative single from √tras class 1 verb], [dative single from √tras class 4 verb]

√tras -> trasta (participle, neuter)

[dative single from √tras class 1 verb], [dative single from √tras class 4 verb]
śo -
śas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

śas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
jīvā* -
jīva (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

jīvā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
sādhavaḥ -
sādhu (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.404

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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Last Updated: 14 September, 2021