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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 7.6.20
तच् छ्रुत्वा तम् उवाचैवं शक्रो ऽथ द्विजरूपधृक् ।
यद्येवं वेत्सि तद्विद्यां विना पाठं विना श्रुतम् ॥ २० ॥
tac chrutvā tam uvācaivaṃ śakro 'tha dvijarūpadhṛk |
yadyevaṃ vetsi tadvidyāṃ vinā pāṭhaṃ vinā śrutam || 20 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.6.20 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 (7.6.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Shakra, Shakru, Atha, Dvija, Rupadhrik, Yadi, Yad, Tadvidya, Vina, Patha, Shrut, Shruta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.6.20). 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: “tac chrutvā tam uvācaivaṃ śakro 'tha dvijarūpadhṛk ”
- tac -
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- Cannot analyse chrutvā*ta
- 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]
- uvācai -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śakro' -
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śakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śakru (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dvija -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dvija (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpadhṛk -
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rūpadhṛk (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]rūpadhṛk (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “yadyevaṃ vetsi tadvidyāṃ vinā pāṭhaṃ vinā śrutam ”
- yadye -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vetsi -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- tadvidyām -
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tadvidyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- pāṭham -
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pāṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pāṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vinā -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.6.20
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 7.6.20 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা তম্ উবাচৈবং শক্রো ঽথ দ্বিজরূপধৃক্ ।
যদ্যেবং বেত্সি তদ্বিদ্যাং বিনা পাঠং বিনা শ্রুতম্ ॥ ২০ ॥