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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 3.6.189
भवता चाद्य दृष्टाहं श्रेयो ऽर्थं ते कृतार्चना ।
उपहाराय पुरुषं मन्त्रेणाक्रष्टुम् उद्यता ॥ १८९ ॥
bhavatā cādya dṛṣṭāhaṃ śreyo 'rthaṃ te kṛtārcanā |
upahārāya puruṣaṃ mantreṇākraṣṭum udyatā || 189 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.189 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 (3.6.189). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhavat, Bhavant, Drishta, Aha, Asmad, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Artha, Tad, Yushmad, Krit, Krita, Arcana, Upahara, Purusha, Mantra, Akra, Udyat, Udyata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.189). 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: “bhavatā cādya dṛṣṭāhaṃ śreyo 'rthaṃ te kṛtārcanā ”
- bhavatā -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- cād -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ya -
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- dṛṣṭā -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √dṛś]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- śreyo' -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
- kṛtā -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- arcanā -
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arcanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “upahārāya puruṣaṃ mantreṇākraṣṭum udyatā ”
- upahārāya -
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upahāra (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- puruṣam -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puruṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mantreṇā -
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mantra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- akraṣ -
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akra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṭum -
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ṭu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- udyatā -
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udyat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]udyat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]udyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.189
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 3.6.189 in Bengali sript:
ভবতা চাদ্য দৃষ্টাহং শ্রেযো ঽর্থং তে কৃতার্চনা ।
উপহারায পুরুষং মন্ত্রেণাক্রষ্টুম্ উদ্যতা ॥ ১৮৯ ॥