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 5.291

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महांश्चेदयमुत्पातो रमणीयमतः कथम् ।
इष्टसंप्राप्तिलम्भश्चेद्नास्माभिः श्रुतमीदृशम् ॥ २९१ ॥

mahāṃścedayamutpāto ramaṇīyamataḥ katham |
iṣṭasaṃprāptilambhaścednāsmābhiḥ śrutamīdṛśam || 291 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.291 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 (5.291). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maha, Mahat, Yah, Utpata, Ramaniya, Atah, Katham, Katha, Ishta, Samprapti, Lambha, Ced, Nri, Asmad, Shrut, Shruta, Idrish, Idrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “mahāṃścedayamutpāto ramaṇīyamataḥ katham ”
mahāṃś -
maha (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]

mahat (noun, masculine)

[nominative single], [vocative single]
ceda -
√cad (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
yam -
ya (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[accusative single]
utpāto* -
utpāta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ramaṇīyam -
ramaṇīya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ramaṇīya (noun, neuter)

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

ramaṇīyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramaṇīyā (participle, feminine)

[adverb from √ram]

√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram]

√ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative single from √ram class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ram], [accusative single from √ram]
ataḥ -
ataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
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]
Line 2: “iṣṭasaṃprāptilambhaścednāsmābhiḥ śrutamīdṛśam ”
iṣṭa -
iṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

iṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√iṣ -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> iṣṭa (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
samprāpti -
samprāpti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

samprāpti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

samprāpti (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
lambhaś -
lambha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
ced -
ced (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ced (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asmābhiḥ -
asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental plural]
śrutam -
śruta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

śruta (noun, neuter)

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

śrutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

śrut (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

śrut (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)

[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]

√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
īdṛśam -
īdṛśa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

īdṛśa (noun, neuter)

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

īdṛśā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

īdṛś (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

īdṛś (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 5.291

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