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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 6.6.126
ता हि कैतवतापस्यः प्रविश्यैवानिवारिताः ।
गृहेषु मायाकुशलाः कर्म किं किं न कुर्वते ॥ १२६ ॥
tā hi kaitavatāpasyaḥ praviśyaivānivāritāḥ |
gṛheṣu māyākuśalāḥ karma kiṃ kiṃ na kurvate || 126 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.6.126 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 (6.6.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tas, Kaitava, Tapasi, Pravishya, Eva, Varita, Griha, Griheshu, Maya, Akushala, Karman, Kim, Kurvat, Kurvata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.6.126). 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: “tā hi kaitavatāpasyaḥ praviśyaivānivāritāḥ ”
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kaitava -
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kaitava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kaitava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāpasyaḥ -
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tāpasī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- praviśyai -
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praviśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praviśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- evāni -
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eva (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vāritāḥ -
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vārita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vāritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛ -> vārita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛ], [vocative plural from √vṛ]√vṛ -> vāritā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛ], [vocative plural from √vṛ], [accusative plural from √vṛ]
- Line 2: “gṛheṣu māyākuśalāḥ karma kiṃ kiṃ na kurvate ”
- gṛheṣu -
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gṛheṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]gṛheṣu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]gṛheṣu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]gṛha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- māyā -
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māya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]ma (noun, masculine)[dative single]ma (noun, neuter)[dative single]māyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- akuśalāḥ -
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akuśala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]akuśalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- karma -
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karman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurvate -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[dative single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[dative single]kurvatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present middle third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.6.126
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 6.6.126 in Bengali sript:
তা হি কৈতবতাপস্যঃ প্রবিশ্যৈবানিবারিতাঃ ।
গৃহেষু মাযাকুশলাঃ কর্ম কিং কিং ন কুর্বতে ॥ ১২৬ ॥