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 28.2

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तांश्च भाषितवानस्मि सर्ववृत्तान्तकोविदः ।
अयमार्यकनिष्ठो वः श्रेणिश्रेस्ठी भवत्विति ॥ २ ॥

tāṃśca bhāṣitavānasmi sarvavṛttāntakovidaḥ |
ayamāryakaniṣṭho vaḥ śreṇiśresṭhī bhavatviti || 2 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 28.2 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 (28.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhashita, Vat, Sarva, Vrittanta, Kovida, Aya, Idam, Aryaka, Nishtha, Yushmad, Iti,

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 28.2). 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: “tāṃśca bhāṣitavānasmi sarvavṛttāntakovidaḥ ”
tāṃś -
ta (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

sa (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
bhāṣita -
bhāṣita (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

bhāṣita (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vān -
va (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]

√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]
asmi -
√as (verb class 2)

[present active first single]
sarva -
sarva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sarva (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
vṛttānta -
vṛttānta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vṛttānta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kovidaḥ -
kovida (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “ayamāryakaniṣṭho vaḥ śreṇiśresṭhī bhavatviti ”
ayam -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

idam (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āryaka -
āryaka (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

āryaka (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
niṣṭho* -
niṣṭha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

niṣṭhā (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
vaḥ -
va (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
Cannot analyse śreṇiśresṭhī*bh
bhavatvi -
√bhū (verb class 1)

[imperative active 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 28.2

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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Last Updated: 14 September, 2021