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 25.54

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ध्यानं यद् यत्समापद्य देवतालम्बनं निशि ।
बलादालम्बनं तत्र गोमुखः संनिधीयते ॥ ५४ ॥

dhyānaṃ yad yatsamāpadya devatālambanaṃ niśi |
balādālambanaṃ tatra gomukhaḥ saṃnidhīyate || 54 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 25.54 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 (25.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dhyana, Yat, Yad, Samapa, Devata, Alambana, Nish, Nishi, Balat, Bala, Tatra, Gomukha, Samnidhi, Iyat, Iyata,

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 25.54). 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: “dhyānaṃ yad yatsamāpadya devatālambanaṃ niśi ”
dhyānam -
dhyāna (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dhyāna (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

dhyānā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
yad -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
samāpa -
samāpa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
dya -
√dā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
devatā -
devatā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

devata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

devata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

devatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative active second plural]
ālambanam -
ālambana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ālambanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
niśi -
niśi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

niśi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

niśi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

niś (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
Line 2: “balādālambanaṃ tatra gomukhaḥ saṃnidhīyate ”
balād -
balāt (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

bala (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

bala (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ālambanam -
ālambana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ālambanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
tatra -
tatra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tatra (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tatra (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
gomukhaḥ -
gomukha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
saṃnidhī -
saṃnidhi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iyate -
iyat (noun, masculine)

[dative single]

iyat (noun, neuter)

[dative single]

iyatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√i (verb class 2)

[present middle third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 25.54

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