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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 1.6.143
मम तेन विना ह्येषा लक्ष्मीर्न प्रतिभासते ।
विभवैः किं नु मूर्खस्य काष्ठस्याभरणैरिव ॥ १४३ ॥
mama tena vinā hyeṣā lakṣmīrna pratibhāsate |
vibhavaiḥ kiṃ nu mūrkhasya kāṣṭhasyābharaṇairiva || 143 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.143 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 (1.6.143). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asmad, Tad, Tena, Vina, Esha, Lakshmi, Pratibhasa, Yushmad, Vibhava, Kim, Murkha, Kashtha, Abharana, Iva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.143). 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: “mama tena vinā hyeṣā lakṣmīrna pratibhāsate ”
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- vinā* -
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vina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hye -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- eṣā -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- lakṣmīr -
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lakṣmī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratibhāsa -
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pratibhāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- Line 2: “vibhavaiḥ kiṃ nu mūrkhasya kāṣṭhasyābharaṇairiva ”
- vibhavaiḥ -
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vibhava (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vibhava (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mūrkhasya -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mūrkha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kāṣṭhasyā -
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kāṣṭha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]kāṣṭha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ābharaṇair -
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ābharaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.143
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 1.6.143 in Bengali sript:
মম তেন বিনা হ্যেষা লক্ষ্মীর্ন প্রতিভাসতে ।
বিভবৈঃ কিং নু মূর্খস্য কাষ্ঠস্যাভরণৈরিব ॥ ১৪৩ ॥