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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 7.5.179
किं भो दृष्टौ पथानेन यान्तौ स्त्रीपुरुषाविति ।
ततः कथंचित् खिन्नेव पुंवेषा सा तम् अब्रवीत् ॥ १७९ ॥
kiṃ bho dṛṣṭau pathānena yāntau strīpuruṣāviti |
tataḥ kathaṃcit khinneva puṃveṣā sā tam abravīt || 179 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.179 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 (7.5.179). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kim, Bha, Drishta, Drishti, Patha, Yat, Stri, Purusha, Iti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Katham, Katha, Cit, Khinna, Iva, Pumvesha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.179). 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: “kiṃ bho dṛṣṭau pathānena yāntau strīpuruṣāviti ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bho* -
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bha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- dṛṣṭau -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- pathān -
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patha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ena -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yāntau -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- puruṣāvi -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “tataḥ kathaṃcit khinneva puṃveṣā sā tam abravīt ”
- 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]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- khinne -
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khinna (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]khinna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]khinna (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]khinnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√khid -> khinna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √khid class 4 verb], [locative single from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 6 verb], [locative single from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 7 verb], [locative single from √khid class 7 verb]√khid -> khinna (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √khid class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √khid class 4 verb], [locative single from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √khid class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √khid class 6 verb], [locative single from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √khid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √khid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √khid class 7 verb], [locative single from √khid class 7 verb]√khid -> khinnā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √khid class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative single from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √khid class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative single from √khid class 7 verb], [nominative dual from √khid class 7 verb], [vocative single from √khid class 7 verb], [vocative dual from √khid class 7 verb], [accusative dual from √khid class 7 verb]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- puṃveṣā -
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puṃveṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative 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]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.179
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 7.5.179 in Bengali sript:
কিং ভো দৃষ্টৌ পথানেন যান্তৌ স্ত্রীপুরুষাবিতি ।
ততঃ কথংচিত্ খিন্নেব পুংবেষা সা তম্ অব্রবীত্ ॥ ১৭৯ ॥