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 27.111

ऋषिदत्तामथावोचं यावत्स्मरसि किंचन ।
प्रच्छन्नं श्रेष्ठिनो वृत्तं तावन्मे कथ्यतामिति ॥ १११ ॥

ṛṣidattāmathāvocaṃ yāvatsmarasi kiṃcana |
pracchannaṃ śreṣṭhino vṛttaṃ tāvanme kathyatāmiti || 111 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 27.111 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 (27.111). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rishidatta, Atha, Yavat, Kincana, Pracchanna, Shreshthin, Vritta, Tavat, Asmad, Iti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “ṛṣidattāmathāvocaṃ yāvatsmarasi kiṃcana
  • ṛṣidattām -
  • ṛṣidattā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • avocam -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [aorist active first single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [aorist active first single]
  • yāvat -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • smarasi -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • kiñcana -
  • kiñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kiñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “pracchannaṃ śreṣṭhino vṛttaṃ tāvanme kathyatāmiti
  • pracchannam -
  • pracchanna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pracchanna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pracchannā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śreṣṭhino* -
  • śreṣṭhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śreṣṭhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • vṛttam -
  • vṛtta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛttā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛt class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
  • tāvan -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kathyatām -
  • kath (verb class 10)
    [imperative passive third 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 27.111

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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