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 20.198

मदीयपुरवास्तव्यान् साक्षिणश्चायमाह यान् ।
पृच्छ्यन्तां तेऽपि तेषां चेदविरुद्धा प्रमाणता ॥ १९८ ॥

madīyapuravāstavyān sākṣiṇaścāyamāha yān |
pṛcchyantāṃ te'pi teṣāṃ cedaviruddhā pramāṇatā || 198 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.198 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 (20.198). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Madiya, Puru, Vya, Sakshin, Sakshi, Caya, Ahan, Yat, Yah, Tad, Yushmad, Api, Viruddha, Pramanata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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  • Line 1: “madīyapuravāstavyān sākṣiṇaścāyamāha yān
  • madīya -
  • madīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puravā -
  • puru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • āsta -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • vyān -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sākṣiṇaś -
  • sākṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sākṣin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sākṣī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • cāyam -
  • cāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āha -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • yān -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yāt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “pṛcchyantāṃ te'pi teṣāṃ cedaviruddhā pramāṇatā
  • pṛcchyantām -
  • praś (verb class 6)
    [imperative passive third plural]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ceda -
  • cad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • viruddhā -
  • viruddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramāṇatā -
  • pramāṇatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 20.198

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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