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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 6.1.204
दृष्ट्वानाय्य च संयम्य स्थापितौ चारशङ्कया ।
अद्य पृष्टौ च वृत्तान्तं स चैष कथितो मया ॥ २०४ ॥
dṛṣṭvānāyya ca saṃyamya sthāpitau cāraśaṅkayā |
adya pṛṣṭau ca vṛttāntaṃ sa caiṣa kathito mayā || 204 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.204 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 (6.1.204). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Anayya, Samyamya, Sthapita, Cara, Shanka, Adya, Prishta, Prishti, Vrittanta, Aisha, Kathita, Maya, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.204). 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: “dṛṣṭvānāyya ca saṃyamya sthāpitau cāraśaṅkayā ”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- ānāyya -
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ānāyya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ānāyya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃyamya -
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saṃyamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃyamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthāpitau -
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sthāpita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sthā -> sthāpita (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √sthā], [vocative dual from √sthā], [accusative dual from √sthā]
- cāra -
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cāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṅkayā -
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śaṅkā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “adya pṛṣṭau ca vṛttāntaṃ sa caiṣa kathito mayā ”
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pṛṣṭau -
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pṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √praś class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √praś class 6 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vṛttāntam -
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vṛttānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vṛttānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vṛttāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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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]
- aiṣa -
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aiṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kathito* -
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kathita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kath -> kathita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kath class 10 verb]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.204
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 6.1.204 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বানায্য চ সংযম্য স্থাপিতৌ চারশঙ্কযা ।
অদ্য পৃষ্টৌ চ বৃত্তান্তং স চৈষ কথিতো মযা ॥ ২০৪ ॥