Lakshminarayana Samhita [sanskrit]

by Shwetayan Vyas | 1,169,834 words | ISBN-10: 8170801818 | ISBN-13: 9788170801818

The Lakshminarayana Samhita verse 1.255.38 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Lakshmi-narayana-samhita is an encyclopaedic work devoted to Narayana although it deals with various deities. The work is written in Puranic style and divided into four books according to the four Yugas. This is verse 38 of chapter 255 of Khanda 1 (krita-yuga-santana). In total, the work consists of roughly 120,000 metrical verses.

Verse 1.255.38

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कथं किमर्थमायाता ब्राह्मणा वृद्धसेवकाः ।
यत्किंचित्सुमहत्स्वल्पं साध्यं त्वसाध्यमित्यपि ॥ ३८ ॥

kathaṃ kimarthamāyātā brāhmaṇā vṛddhasevakāḥ |
yatkiṃcitsumahatsvalpaṃ sādhyaṃ tvasādhyamityapi || 38 ||

The Sanskrit text of Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.255.38 is contained in the book Shri Lakshmi Narayana Samhita by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office. 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 Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2011)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.255.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Katham, Katha, Kimartha, Ayata, Brahmana, Vriddha, Sevaka, Yat, Yad, Kincid, Kincit, Mahat, Alpam, Alpa, Sadhya, Tva, Asadhya, Iti, Itya, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 1.255.38). 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: “kathaṃ kimarthamāyātā brāhmaṇā vṛddhasevakāḥ ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kimartham -
kimartha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kimartha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kimarthā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
āyātā* -
āyāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

āyātā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
brāhmaṇā* -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vṛddha -
vṛddha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vṛddha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]

√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
sevakāḥ -
sevaka (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

sevakā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Line 2: “yatkiṃcitsumahatsvalpaṃ sādhyaṃ tvasādhyamityapi ”
yat -
yat (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

yat (noun, masculine)

[compound]

yad (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

yat (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√i -> yat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]

yat (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
kiñcitsu -
kiñcid (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]

kiñcit (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

kiñcit (noun, feminine)

[locative plural]

kiñcit (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
mahatsva -
mahat (noun, masculine)

[locative plural]

mahat (noun, neuter)

[locative plural]
alpam -
alpam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

alpa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

alpa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

alpā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
sādhyam -
sādhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sādhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sādhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √sidh]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative single from √sādh class 5 verb]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √sidh]

√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √sidh], [accusative single from √sidh]
tva -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

tva (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
asādhyam -
asādhya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

asādhya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asādhyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√sādh (verb class 4)

[imperfect active first single]
itya -
iti (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

iti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

itya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

itya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√i -> itya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √i]

√i -> itya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]

√i -> itya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
api -
api (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

ap (noun, neuter)

[locative single]

api (Preverb)

[Preverb]

Last Updated: 28 January, 2021