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 5.202

तेन तत्रापरो दृष्टः सुरूपः शिल्पिदारकः ।
विश्विलो नाम यः शिल्पी सदृशो विश्वकर्मणा ॥ २०२ ॥

tena tatrāparo dṛṣṭaḥ surūpaḥ śilpidārakaḥ |
viśvilo nāma yaḥ śilpī sadṛśo viśvakarmaṇā || 202 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.202 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 (5.202). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tena, Tatra, Apara, Drishta, Surupa, Shilpi, Shilpin, Daraka, Vishvila, Naman, Yah, Sadrish, Sadrisha, Vishvakarmana, Vishvakarman,

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 5.202). 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: “tena tatrāparo dṛṣṭaḥ surūpaḥ śilpidārakaḥ
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • tatrā -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aparo* -
  • apara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭaḥ -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • surūpaḥ -
  • surūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śilpi -
  • śilpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śilpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dārakaḥ -
  • dāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “viśvilo nāma yaḥ śilpī sadṛśo viśvakarmaṇā
  • viśvilo* -
  • viśvila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śilpī -
  • śilpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śilpin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sadṛśo* -
  • sadṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sadṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśvakarmaṇā -
  • viśvakarmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viśvakarman (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    viśvakarman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.202

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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