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 16.11

अथ वा किं न एतेन महात्मनो हि मादृशैः ।
क्रीडन्ति तेन देवेन स्वयं विज्ञायतामिति ॥ ११ ॥

atha vā kiṃ na etena mahātmano hi mādṛśaiḥ |
krīḍanti tena devena svayaṃ vijñāyatāmiti || 11 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 16.11 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 (16.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Kim, Asmad, Eta, Etad, Esha, Mahatman, Madrisha, Kridat, Kridanti, Tad, Tena, Deva, Svayam, Vijna, Vijnaya, 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 16.11). 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: “atha kiṃ na etena mahātmano hi mādṛśaiḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • etena -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mahātmano* -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahātman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • mādṛśaiḥ -
  • mādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “krīḍanti tena devena svayaṃ vijñāyatāmiti
  • krīḍanti -
  • krīḍantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    krīḍantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    krīḍantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    krīḍat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ -> krīḍantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • 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]
  • devena -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vijñāya -
  • vijñāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijñāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vijña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    vijña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative 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 16.11

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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