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 22.305

विराटनगरे पार्थैः कथं मूढात्मभिः स्थितम् ।
इति ये विचिकित्सेयुस्तेषामेषा निदर्शनम् ॥ ३०५ ॥

virāṭanagare pārthaiḥ kathaṃ mūḍhātmabhiḥ sthitam |
iti ye vicikitseyusteṣāmeṣā nidarśanam || 305 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.305 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 (22.305). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Viratanagara, Partha, Katham, Katha, Mudhatman, Sthita, Iti, Yah, Yat, Vicikitsa, Tad, Esha, Nidarshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “virāṭanagare pārthaiḥ kathaṃ mūḍhātmabhiḥ sthitam
  • virāṭanagare -
  • virāṭanagara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pārthaiḥ -
  • pārtha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    pārtha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mūḍhātmabhiḥ -
  • mūḍhātman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mūḍhātman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “iti ye vicikitseyusteṣāmeṣā nidarśanam
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vicikitse -
  • vicikitsā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyus -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active third plural], [perfect active third plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • eṣā -
  • eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • nidarśanam -
  • nidarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nidarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nidarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 22.305

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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