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Kathasaritsagara [sanskrit]
by C. H. Tawney | 2014 | 226,424 words | ISBN-13: 9789350501351
The Sanskrit edition of the Kathasaritsagara referencing the English translation and grammatical analysis. Written by Somadeva and dating from the 12th century, the Kathasaritsagara (or Katha-sarit-sagara) represents an epic legend narrating the adventures of Naravahanadatta as he strives to become the destined emperor of the Vidyadharas. Alternative titles: (Kathāsaritsāgara, कथासरित्सागर, Kathā-sarit-sāgara)
Verse 1.2.26
इत्युक्त्वा ग्रन्थलक्षाणि सप्त सप्त महाकथाः ।
कात्यायनेन कथिताः काणभूतिस्ततो ऽब्रवीत् ॥ २६ ॥
ityuktvā granthalakṣāṇi sapta sapta mahākathāḥ |
kātyāyanena kathitāḥ kāṇabhūtistato 'bravīt || 26 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.2.26 is contained in the book The Ocean of Story by C.H. Tawney. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.2.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Iti, Uktva, Grantha, Laksha, Sapta, Saptan, Mah, Maha, Akatha, Katyayana, Kathita, Kanabhuti, Tatah, Tad, Tata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.2.26). 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: “ityuktvā granthalakṣāṇi sapta sapta mahākathāḥ ”
- ityu -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- uktvā -
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uktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]
- grantha -
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grantha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√granth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lakṣāṇi -
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lakṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√lakṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active first single]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- sapta -
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sapta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sapta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saptan (noun, masculine)[compound]saptan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]√sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
- mahā -
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maha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ākathāḥ -
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ākatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√ak (verb class 1)[imperfect middle second single]
- Line 2: “kātyāyanena kathitāḥ kāṇabhūtistato 'bravīt ”
- kātyāyanena -
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kātyāyana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kātyāyana (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kathitāḥ -
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kathita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kathitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]
- kāṇabhūtis -
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kāṇabhūti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tato' -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.2.26
Kathasaritsagar
by Kedarnath Sharma Saraswat (2005)
The Only Edition with the Sanskrit Text and its Hindi Translation (An Old and Rare Book) Set of 3 Vol.
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Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)
Katha Sarit Sagar in Marathi
by H. A Bhave (1995)
Set of 5 Volumes; Published by Varada Books, Pune. 2256 pages (Throughout B/W Illustrations).
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Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)
[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.
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Galpa Shono
by Abhijit Chattopadhyay (2014)
[গল্প শোনো] Galpa Shono: Bengali Translation of 'Suno Kahani From Katha Sarit Sagar'; 9788126015436; Published by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi.
Buy now!Preview of verse 1.2.26 in Bengali sript:
ইত্যুক্ত্বা গ্রন্থলক্ষাণি সপ্ত সপ্ত মহাকথাঃ ।
কাত্যাযনেন কথিতাঃ কাণভূতিস্ততো ঽব্রবীত্ ॥ ২৬ ॥