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 26.30

सत्यं बूहीति नो वाच्यः सत्यवादिव्रतो भवान् ।
मिथ्या ब्रूहीति नो वाच्यः कामी मिथ्याव्रतो हि सः ॥ ३० ॥

satyaṃ būhīti no vācyaḥ satyavādivrato bhavān |
mithyā brūhīti no vācyaḥ kāmī mithyāvrato hi saḥ || 30 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 26.30 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 (26.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Satyam, Satya, Asmad, Vaci, Vacya, Satyavadin, Satyavadi, Vrata, Bhava, Bhavant, Mithya, Iti, Kami, Kamin, Mithyavrata, Sah,

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 26.30). 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: “satyaṃ būhīti no vācyaḥ satyavādivrato bhavān
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse būhīti*no
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • vācyaḥ -
  • vācī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vācya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac]
  • satyavādi -
  • satyavādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    satyavādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    satyavādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    satyavādi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    satyavādi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vrato* -
  • vrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavān -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mithyā brūhīti no vācyaḥ kāmī mithyāvrato hi saḥ
  • mithyā* -
  • mithya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brūhī -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • no* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • vācyaḥ -
  • vācī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vācya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vac -> vācya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vac]
  • kāmī -
  • kāmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mithyāvrato* -
  • mithyāvrata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 26.30

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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