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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 1.3.38
कालेन राज्यकामास्ते पुत्रकं तं जिघांसवः ।
निन्युस्तद्दर्शनव्याजाद्द्विजा विन्ध्यनिवासिनीम् ॥ ३८ ॥
kālena rājyakāmāste putrakaṃ taṃ jighāṃsavaḥ |
ninyustaddarśanavyājāddvijā vindhyanivāsinīm || 38 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.3.38 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 (1.3.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kalena, Kala, Rajya, Raji, Rajin, Raj, Akama, Tad, Yushmad, Putraka, Jighamsu, Tat, Darshana, Vyaja, Dvija, Vindhyanivasin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.3.38). 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: “kālena rājyakāmāste putrakaṃ taṃ jighāṃsavaḥ ”
- kālena -
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kālena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kāla (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kāla (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- rājya -
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rājya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rāji (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rāji (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]rājī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rājin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[compound from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[compound from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (absolutive)[absolutive from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (absolutive)[absolutive from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]√rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj]rāj (noun, masculine)[locative single]rāj (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- akāmās -
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akāma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]akāmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- putrakam -
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putraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putrakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jighāṃsavaḥ -
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jighāṃsu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jighāṃsu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “ninyustaddarśanavyājāddvijā vindhyanivāsinīm ”
- ninyus -
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√nī (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- darśana -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]darśana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vyājād -
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vyāja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- dvijā* -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dvijā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vindhyanivāsinī -
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vindhyanivāsin (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.3.38
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 1.3.38 in Bengali sript:
কালেন রাজ্যকামাস্তে পুত্রকং তং জিঘাংসবঃ ।
নিন্যুস্তদ্দর্শনব্যাজাদ্দ্বিজা বিন্ধ্যনিবাসিনীম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥