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 27.23

नृपस्तु मां चिरं दृष्ट्वा स्नेहस्निग्धायतेक्षणः ।
ततस्तारकराजाख्यं सेनाभृतारमैक्षत ॥ २३ ॥

nṛpastu māṃ ciraṃ dṛṣṭvā snehasnigdhāyatekṣaṇaḥ |
tatastārakarājākhyaṃ senābhṛtāramaikṣata || 23 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 27.23 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 (27.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nripa, Asmad, Ciram, Cira, Sneha, Snigdha, Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Ikshana, Tatah, Tata, Taraka, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Sena, Abhrita, Arama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “nṛpastu māṃ ciraṃ dṛṣṭvā snehasnigdhāyatekṣaṇaḥ
  • nṛpas -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • ciram -
  • ciram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    cira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • sneha -
  • sneha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snih (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • snigdhāya -
  • snigdha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    snigdha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √snih class 1 verb], [dative single from √snih class 4 verb]
    snih -> snigdha (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √snih class 1 verb], [dative single from √snih class 4 verb]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • īkṣaṇaḥ -
  • īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatastārakarājākhyaṃ senābhṛtāramaikṣata
  • tatas -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • tāraka -
  • tāraka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akhyam -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
  • senā -
  • sena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    senā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    san (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    san (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • abhṛtā -
  • abhṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
  • aramai -
  • arama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aikṣata -
  • īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single], [aorist 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 27.23

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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