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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 1.3.57
कदाचित्साथ संप्रीता वृद्धा पुत्रकमब्रवीत् ।
चिन्ता मे पुत्र यद्भार्या नानुरूपा तव क्वचित् ॥ ५७ ॥
kadācitsātha saṃprītā vṛddhā putrakamabravīt |
cintā me putra yadbhāryā nānurūpā tava kvacit || 57 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.3.57 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 (1.3.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kadacit, Sat, Han, Samprita, Vriddha, Putraka, Cinta, Asmad, Putra, Yat, Yad, Bharya, Nanu, Rupa, Yushmad, Kva, Acit,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.3.57). 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: “kadācitsātha saṃprītā vṛddhā putrakamabravīt ”
- kadācit -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- sāt -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]sāt (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samprītā* -
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samprīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]samprītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vṛddhā -
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vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- putrakam -
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putraka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]putrakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “cintā me putra yadbhāryā nānurūpā tava kvacit ”
- cintā* -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]cinta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- putra -
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putra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]putra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhāryā* -
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bhārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
- nānu -
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nānū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- rūpā -
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rūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- kva -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- acit -
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acit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]acit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.3.57
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 1.3.57 in Bengali sript:
কদাচিত্সাথ সংপ্রীতা বৃদ্ধা পুত্রকমব্রবীত্ ।
চিন্তা মে পুত্র যদ্ভার্যা নানুরূপা তব ক্বচিত্ ॥ ৫৭ ॥