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 25.61

आसीच्च मम जीवन्ती जीवितस्य महत्फलम् ।
रम्यामाकर्णयिष्यामि गोमुखस्य कथामिति ॥ ६१ ॥

āsīcca mama jīvantī jīvitasya mahatphalam |
ramyāmākarṇayiṣyāmi gomukhasya kathāmiti || 61 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 25.61 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 (25.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asmad, Jivanti, Jivat, Jivita, Mahat, Phala, Ramya, Gomukha, Katha, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “āsīcca mama jīvantī jīvitasya mahatphalam
  • āsīc -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • jīvantī -
  • jīvantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jīvanti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • jīvitasya -
  • jīvita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jīvita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √jīv class 1 verb]
  • mahat -
  • atimahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ramyāmākarṇayiṣyāmi gomukhasya kathāmiti
  • ramyām -
  • ramyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    ram -> ramyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • karṇayiṣyāmi -
  • karṇ (verb class 10)
    [future active first single]
  • gomukhasya -
  • gomukha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • 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 25.61

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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