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 26.8

अथासौ गद्गदालापा प्रीतिबाष्पावृतेक्षणा ।
आत्मानं चेतयस्वेति प्रियदर्शनमब्रवीत् ॥ ८ ॥

athāsau gadgadālāpā prītibāṣpāvṛtekṣaṇā |
ātmānaṃ cetayasveti priyadarśanamabravīt || 8 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 26.8 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 (26.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Asi, Asu, Adah, Gadgada, Alapa, Priti, Bashpa, Rite, Rita, Riti, Kshana, Atman, Iti, Priyadarshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “athāsau gadgadālāpā prītibāṣpāvṛtekṣaṇā
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asau -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • gadgadā -
  • gadgada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gadgada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gadgadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ālāpā -
  • ālāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prīti -
  • prīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prītī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    prītī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    prītī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bāṣpāvṛ -
  • bāṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ṛte -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇā -
  • kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ātmānaṃ cetayasveti priyadarśanamabravīt
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • cetayasve -
  • cit (verb class 0)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • priyadarśanam -
  • priyadarśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    priyadarśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    priyadarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 26.8

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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