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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 3.4.398
अवतार्यैव तत्स्कन्धात्ताः स्वभार्यास्ततो ऽखिलाः ।
मुमोच कामचाराय राक्षसं स विदूषकः ॥ ३९८ ॥
avatāryaiva tatskandhāttāḥ svabhāryāstato 'khilāḥ |
mumoca kāmacārāya rākṣasaṃ sa vidūṣakaḥ || 398 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.398 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 (3.4.398). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Avatarin, Avatari, Avatarya, Tat, Tad, Skandha, Tas, Sva, Svan, Bharya, Tatah, Tata, Akhila, Kamacara, Rakshasa, Vidushaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.398). 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: “avatāryaiva tatskandhāttāḥ svabhāryāstato 'khilāḥ ”
- avatāryai -
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avatārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]avatārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]avatārī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]avatārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]avatārī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]avatārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avatārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- skandhāt -
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skandha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- bhāryās -
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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]
- 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]
- akhilāḥ -
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akhila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]akhilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “mumoca kāmacārāya rākṣasaṃ sa vidūṣakaḥ ”
- mumoca -
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√muc (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√muc (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- kāmacārāya -
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kāmacāra (noun, masculine)[dative single]kāmacāra (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- rākṣasam -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rākṣasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vidūṣakaḥ -
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vidūṣaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.398
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 3.4.398 in Bengali sript:
অবতার্যৈব তত্স্কন্ধাত্তাঃ স্বভার্যাস্ততো ঽখিলাঃ ।
মুমোচ কামচারায রাক্ষসং স বিদূষকঃ ॥ ৩৯৮ ॥