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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 3.6.188
कालरात्रेश् च शिष्याहम् इत्य् आदौ वर्णितं मया ।
पतिव्रतात्वात् सिद्धिस् तु ततो ऽप्य् अभ्यधिका मम ॥ १८८ ॥
kālarātreś ca śiṣyāham ity ādau varṇitaṃ mayā |
pativratātvāt siddhis tu tato 'py abhyadhikā mama || 188 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.188 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 (3.6.188). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kalaratri, Shishya, Aha, Asmad, Adau, Ada, Adi, Varnita, Maya, Pativratatva, Siddhi, Abhyadhika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.188). 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: “kālarātreś ca śiṣyāham ity ādau varṇitaṃ mayā ”
- kālarātreś -
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kālarātri (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śiṣyā -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śās -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śās]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]śiṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse ity*ād
- ādau -
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ādau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āda (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, masculine)[locative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- varṇitam -
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varṇita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṇita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṇitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “pativratātvāt siddhis tu tato 'py abhyadhikā mama ”
- pativratātvāt -
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pativratātva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- siddhis -
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siddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Cannot analyse tato'py*ab
- abhyadhikā* -
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abhyadhika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abhyadhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- 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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.188
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 3.6.188 in Bengali sript:
কালরাত্রেশ্ চ শিষ্যাহম্ ইত্য্ আদৌ বর্ণিতং মযা ।
পতিব্রতাত্বাত্ সিদ্ধিস্ তু ততো ঽপ্য্ অভ্যধিকা মম ॥ ১৮৮ ॥