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 23.73

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तथा च वर्णसंस्थानकलाविज्ञानसंपदः ।
दृष्टाः केन मनुष्येषु यादृशो भवतामिति ॥ ७३ ॥

tathā ca varṇasaṃsthānakalāvijñānasaṃpadaḥ |
dṛṣṭāḥ kena manuṣyeṣu yādṛśo bhavatāmiti || 73 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 23.73 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 (23.73). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatha, Varnasamsthana, Kala, Avijnana, Sampad, Sampada, Drishta, Kena, Kah, Kim, Manushya, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iti,

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 23.73). 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: “tathā ca varṇasaṃsthānakalāvijñānasaṃpadaḥ ”
tathā -
tathā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tathā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tathā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
varṇasaṃsthāna -
varṇasaṃsthāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

varṇasaṃsthāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalā -
kala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

kalā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√kal (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
avijñāna -
avijñāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

avijñāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sampadaḥ -
sampad (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

sampada (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “dṛṣṭāḥ kena manuṣyeṣu yādṛśo bhavatāmiti ”
dṛṣṭāḥ -
dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]

√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)

[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
kena -
kena (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kena (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

ka (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ka (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[instrumental single]
manuṣyeṣu -
manuṣyeṣu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

manuṣya (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

manuṣya (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
yādṛśo* -
yādṛś (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

yādṛś (noun, neuter)

[ablative single], [genitive single]

yādṛśa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
bhavatām -
bhavat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhavat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhavant (pronoun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhavant (pronoun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active third dual]
iti -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 23.73

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