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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 4.3.3
अद्य तच्चिन्तया चाहं सुप्ता निशि कथंचन ।
जाने दृष्टवती कंचित् स्वप्ने पुरुषम् आगतम् ॥ ३ ॥
adya taccintayā cāhaṃ suptā niśi kathaṃcana |
jāne dṛṣṭavatī kaṃcit svapne puruṣam āgatam || 3 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.3.3 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 (4.3.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Adya, Tat, Tad, Cinta, Aha, Asmad, Supta, Nish, Nishi, Katham, Katha, Cana, Jana, Jani, Drishtavat, Drishtavati, Kah, Cit, Svapna, Purusha, Agata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.3.3). 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: “adya taccintayā cāhaṃ suptā niśi kathaṃcana ”
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tac -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cintayā -
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cintā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- suptā* -
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supta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]suptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√svap -> supta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √svap class 2 verb]√svap -> suptā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √svap class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √svap class 2 verb]
- niśi -
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niśi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]niśi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]niśi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]niś (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “jāne dṛṣṭavatī kaṃcit svapne puruṣam āgatam ”
- jāne -
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jāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jāni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle first single]
- dṛṣṭavatī -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭavatī (participle, feminine)[compound from √dṛś]dṛṣṭavatī (noun, masculine)[compound]dṛṣṭavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dṛṣṭavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭavat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭavatī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- kañ -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- svapne -
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svapna (noun, masculine)[locative single]svapna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svapnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- puruṣam -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puruṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āgatam -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.3.3
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 4.3.3 in Bengali sript:
অদ্য তচ্চিন্তযা চাহং সুপ্তা নিশি কথংচন ।
জানে দৃষ্টবতী কংচিত্ স্বপ্নে পুরুষম্ আগতম্ ॥ ৩ ॥