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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 5.2.172
ततः कदाचिद् राजानं तं देवी वदति स्म सा ।
अशोकदत्तानीतं तद् उद्दिश्य मणिनूपुरम् ॥ १७२ ॥
tataḥ kadācid rājānaṃ taṃ devī vadati sma sā |
aśokadattānītaṃ tad uddiśya maṇinūpuram || 172 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.172 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 (5.2.172). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kadacit, Rajan, Rajana, Devi, Devin, Vadat, Sma, Ashokadatta, Ita, Tat, Uddishya, Mani, Nupura,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.172). 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: “tataḥ kadācid rājānaṃ taṃ devī vadati sma sā ”
- tataḥ -
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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]
- kadācid -
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kadācit (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]
- rājānam -
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rājāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- devī -
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devī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]devin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vadati -
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√vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √vad class 1 verb]√vad (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aśokadattānītaṃ tad uddiśya maṇinūpuram ”
- aśokadattān -
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aśokadatta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ī -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- itam -
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ita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]itā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- uddiśya -
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uddiśya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- maṇi -
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maṇi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]maṇī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]maṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]maṇī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nūpuram -
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nūpura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nūpura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.172
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 5.2.172 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ কদাচিদ্ রাজানং তং দেবী বদতি স্ম সা ।
অশোকদত্তানীতং তদ্ উদ্দিশ্য মণিনূপুরম্ ॥ ১৭২ ॥