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 24.3

कविभिस्तैरनात्मज्ञैर्बुद्धिरायास्यते वृथा ।
ये तस्या वर्णसंस्थाने वर्णयन्ति हतत्रपाः ॥ ३ ॥

kavibhistairanātmajñairbuddhirāyāsyate vṛthā |
ye tasyā varṇasaṃsthāne varṇayanti hatatrapāḥ || 3 ||

The Sanskrit text of Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 24.3 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 (24.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kavi, Taira, Jna, Buddhi, Ayasin, Ayasya, Vritha, Yah, Yat, Varnasamsthana, Varnayat, Varnayanti, Hatatrapa,

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 24.3). 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: “kavibhistairanātmajñairbuddhirāyāsyate vṛthā
  • kavibhis -
  • kavi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kavi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kavi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • taira -
  • taira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñair -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • buddhir -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyāsya -
  • āyāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    āyāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ate -
  • vṛthā -
  • vṛthā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vṛthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ye tasyā varṇasaṃsthāne varṇayanti hatatrapāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • varṇasaṃsthāne -
  • varṇasaṃsthāna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    varṇasaṃsthāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • varṇayanti -
  • varṇayantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    varṇayantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    varṇ -> varṇayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √varṇ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    varṇ (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • hatatrapāḥ -
  • hatatrapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    hatatrapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Brihat-katha-shloka-samgraha Verse 24.3

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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