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 22.140

कृत्रिमस्तु वरः प्रातस्त्यक्तजामातृडम्बरः ।
गृहीतब्राह्मणाकल्पः प्रस्थितः पदगः पथि ॥ १४० ॥

kṛtrimastu varaḥ prātastyaktajāmātṛḍambaraḥ |
gṛhītabrāhmaṇākalpaḥ prasthitaḥ padagaḥ pathi || 140 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.140 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:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (22.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kritrima, Vara, Varas, Prata, Prat, Tyakta, Dambara, Grihita, Brahmana, Akalpa, Prasthita, Padaga, Pathin, Pathi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “kṛtrimastu varaḥ prātastyaktajāmātṛḍambaraḥ
  • kṛtrimas -
  • kṛtrima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • varaḥ -
  • varas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prātas -
  • prāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    prā -> prāt (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √prā class 2 verb], [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]
    prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √prā class 2 verb], [genitive single from √prā class 2 verb]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • tyakta -
  • tyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • jāmātṛ -
  • jāmātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ḍambaraḥ -
  • ḍambara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhītabrāhmaṇākalpaḥ prasthitaḥ padagaḥ pathi
  • gṛhīta -
  • gṛhīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhīta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • brāhmaṇā -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akalpaḥ -
  • akalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prasthitaḥ -
  • prasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • padagaḥ -
  • padaga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pathi -
  • pathin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [locative single]
    pathī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pathī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.140

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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