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 23.45

अवश्यं तु कलाज्ञानं ख्यापनीयं कलाविदा ।
अप्रकाशं हि विज्ञानं कृपणार्थनिरर्थकम् ॥ ४५ ॥

avaśyaṃ tu kalājñānaṃ khyāpanīyaṃ kalāvidā |
aprakāśaṃ hi vijñānaṃ kṛpaṇārthanirarthakam || 45 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 23.45 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 (23.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Avashyam, Kalajna, Khyapaniya, Kalavid, Kalavida, Aprakasham, Aprakasha, Vijnana, Kripana, Artha, Kah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “avaśyaṃ tu kalājñānaṃ khyāpanīyaṃ kalāvidā
  • avaśyam -
  • avaśyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    avaśyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • kalājñān -
  • kalājña (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • khyāpanīyam -
  • khyāpanīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khyāpanīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khyāpanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    khyā -> khyāpanīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √khyā]
    khyā -> khyāpanīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √khyā]
    khyā -> khyāpanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √khyā]
    khyā -> khyāpanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khyā]
    khyā -> khyāpanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khyā], [accusative single from √khyā]
  • kalāvidā -
  • kalāvid (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kalāvid (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kalāvidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “aprakāśaṃ hi vijñānaṃ kṛpaṇārthanirarthakam
  • aprakāśam -
  • aprakāśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aprakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aprakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aprakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vijñānam -
  • vijñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vijñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kṛpaṇā -
  • kṛpaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛpaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛpaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārthan -
  • arth (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 23.45

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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