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 27.96

मया सत्यं ब्रुवद्भर्ता मिथ्या ब्रूतेति खेदितः ।
अत्र जीवति यस्तस्य मृत एवामृतोपमः ॥ ९६ ॥

mayā satyaṃ bruvadbhartā mithyā brūteti kheditaḥ |
atra jīvati yastasya mṛta evāmṛtopamaḥ || 96 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 27.96 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 (27.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maya, Asmad, Satyam, Satya, Mithya, Iti, Khedita, Atra, Jivat, Yasta, Mrita, Eva, Rita, Ritu, Upama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “mayā satyaṃ bruvadbhartā mithyā brūteti kheditaḥ
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse bruvadbhartā*mi
  • mithyā* -
  • mithya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • brūte -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kheditaḥ -
  • khedita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    khid -> khedita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √khid]
  • Line 2: “atra jīvati yastasya mṛta evāmṛtopamaḥ
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvati -
  • jīvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jīvat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv -> jīvat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
    jīv (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yastasya -
  • yasta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yasta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √yas class 4 verb]
  • mṛta* -
  • mṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
  • evām -
  • evā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ṛto -
  • ṛta (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • upamaḥ -
  • upama (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 27.96

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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