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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 6.2.185
इत्थं पिशाचास् तत् तुल्या बाला राजसुताश् च ये ।
ते सिद्धा अप्य् अनर्थाय सखि रक्ष्यास् तु बुद्धिभिः ॥ १८५ ॥
itthaṃ piśācās tat tulyā bālā rājasutāś ca ye |
te siddhā apy anarthāya sakhi rakṣyās tu buddhibhiḥ || 185 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.2.185 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 (6.2.185). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ittham, Ittha, Pishaca, Tat, Tad, Tulya, Bala, Rajasuta, Yah, Yat, Yushmad, Anartha, Sakhi, Rakshi, Rakshya, Buddhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.2.185). 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: “itthaṃ piśācās tat tulyā bālā rājasutāś ca ye ”
- ittham -
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ittham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ittha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- piśācās -
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piśāca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]piśācā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tulyā* -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tulyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb]√tul -> tulyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √tul class 10 verb]
- bālā* -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bālā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rājasutāś -
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rājasuta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājasutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “te siddhā apy anarthāya sakhi rakṣyās tu buddhibhiḥ ”
- 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]
- siddhā* -
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- Cannot analyse apy*an
- anarthāya -
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anartha (noun, masculine)[dative single]anartha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- sakhi -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[adverb]sakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- rakṣyās -
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rakṣī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]rakṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rakṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√rakṣ -> rakṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √rakṣ], [vocative plural from √rakṣ], [accusative plural from √rakṣ]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- buddhibhiḥ -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.2.185
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 6.2.185 in Bengali sript:
ইত্থং পিশাচাস্ তত্ তুল্যা বালা রাজসুতাশ্ চ যে ।
তে সিদ্ধা অপ্য্ অনর্থায সখি রক্ষ্যাস্ তু বুদ্ধিভিঃ ॥ ১৮৫ ॥