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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 5.3.22
शक्तिदेवश् च शाखाभिः पूरिताशस्य तस्य सः ।
आश्रित्यापि तरोः शाखां निराशः समचिन्तयत् ॥ २२ ॥
śaktidevaś ca śākhābhiḥ pūritāśasya tasya saḥ |
āśrityāpi taroḥ śākhāṃ nirāśaḥ samacintayat || 22 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.22 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 (5.3.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shaktideva, Shakha, Purita, Tad, Sah, Ashritya, Api, Taru, Nirasha, Sama, Cinta, Yat, Yad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.22). 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: “śaktidevaś ca śākhābhiḥ pūritāśasya tasya saḥ ”
- śaktidevaś -
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śaktideva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śākhābhiḥ -
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śākhā (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
- pūritā -
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pūrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)[compound from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)[compound from √pṝ]pūritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √pṝ]
- aśasya -
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- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “āśrityāpi taroḥ śākhāṃ nirāśaḥ samacintayat ”
- āśrityā -
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āśritya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśritya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśritya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- taroḥ -
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taru (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]taru (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- śākhām -
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śākhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nirāśaḥ -
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nirāśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sama -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- cinta -
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cinta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cinta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√cint (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.22
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 5.3.22 in Bengali sript:
শক্তিদেবশ্ চ শাখাভিঃ পূরিতাশস্য তস্য সঃ ।
আশ্রিত্যাপি তরোঃ শাখাং নিরাশঃ সমচিন্তযত্ ॥ ২২ ॥