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 20.438

कान्तासुहृद्गुणकथाश्रवणोत्सुकस्य रम्या विनिद्रनयनस्य गता ममासौ ।
सर्वेन्द्रियार्थजनितानि हि सेव्यमाना दीर्घास्ववृत्तिरिव हन्ति सुखानि निद्रा ॥ ४३८ ॥

kāntāsuhṛdguṇakathāśravaṇotsukasya ramyā vinidranayanasya gatā mamāsau |
sarvendriyārthajanitāni hi sevyamānā dīrghāsvavṛttiriva hanti sukhāni nidrā || 438 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.438 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 (20.438). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kanta, Hrit, Gunakatha, Ashravana, Utsuka, Ramya, Vinidra, Nayana, Gata, Asmad, Mama, Asi, Asu, Adah, Saru, Sarva, Indriyartha, Janita, Sevyamana, Dirgha, Avritti, Iva, Sukha, Nidra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kāntāsuhṛdguṇakathāśravaṇotsukasya ramyā vinidranayanasya gatā mamāsau
  • kāntāsu -
  • kāntā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √kam class 1 verb]
  • hṛd -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb]
    hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    hṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • guṇakathā -
  • guṇakathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśravaṇo -
  • aśravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utsukasya -
  • utsuka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    utsuka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ramyā* -
  • ramya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> ramya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ram], [vocative plural from √ram], [accusative plural from √ram]
  • vinidra -
  • vinidra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vinidra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayanasya -
  • nayana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nayana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • gatā* -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • asau -
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “sarvendriyārthajanitāni hi sevyamānā dīrghāsvavṛttiriva hanti sukhāni nidrā
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • indriyārtha -
  • indriyārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janitāni -
  • janita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jan -> janita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sevyamānā* -
  • sevyamāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sevyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sev -> sevyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sīv -> sevyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv]
    sīv -> sevyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sīv], [vocative plural from √sīv], [accusative plural from √sīv]
  • dīrghāsva -
  • dīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • avṛttir -
  • avṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    avṛtti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hanti -
  • hanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    han (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sukhāni -
  • sukha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nidrā -
  • nidrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.438

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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