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 21.40

तदलं विटवाचाटघटितैः काव्यकर्पटैः ।
सेवमाना यथाच्छन्दमास्महे विषयानिति ॥ ४० ॥

tadalaṃ viṭavācāṭaghaṭitaiḥ kāvyakarpaṭaiḥ |
sevamānā yathācchandamāsmahe viṣayāniti || 40 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 21.40 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 (21.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Vita, Vacata, Ghatita, Kavya, Karpata, Sevamana, Yatha, Acchanda, Vishaya, 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 21.40). 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: “tadalaṃ viṭavācāṭaghaṭitaiḥ kāvyakarpaṭaiḥ
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viṭa -
  • viṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vācāṭa -
  • vācāṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vācāṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghaṭitaiḥ -
  • ghaṭita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ghaṭita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ghaṭ]
    ghaṭ -> ghaṭita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √ghaṭ]
  • kāvya -
  • kāvya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāvya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]
    kav -> kāvya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kav class 1 verb]
  • karpaṭaiḥ -
  • karpaṭa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “sevamānā yathācchandamāsmahe viṣayāniti
  • sevamānā* -
  • sev -> sevamāna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
    sev -> sevamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sev class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sev class 1 verb]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • acchandam -
  • acchanda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    acchanda (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    chand (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • āsmahe -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [present middle first plural]
  • viṣayān -
  • viṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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 21.40

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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