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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 7.6.94
अहो किमिदमाश्चर्यं कं पृच्छाम्यजने वने ।
यदि वा वेद कः सर्गं बह्वाश्चर्यमयं विधेः ॥ ९४ ॥
aho kimidamāścaryaṃ kaṃ pṛcchāmyajane vane |
yadi vā veda kaḥ sargaṃ bahvāścaryamayaṃ vidheḥ || 94 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.6.94 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 (7.6.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ahu, Kimi, Dama, Carya, Kah, Ajana, Ajani, Vana, Vani, Yadi, Yad, Var, Veda, Sarga, Bahvashcaryamaya, Vidhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.6.94). 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: “aho kimidamāścaryaṃ kaṃ pṛcchāmyajane vane ”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kimi -
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kimi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kimi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kimi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- damāś -
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dama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]damā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- caryam -
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carya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]carya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]caryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pṛcchāmya -
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√praś (verb class 6)[present active first single]
- ajane -
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ajana (noun, masculine)[locative single]ajana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ajanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ajani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- vane -
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vana (noun, masculine)[locative single]vana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vani (noun, feminine)[vocative single]vani (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “yadi vā veda kaḥ sargaṃ bahvāścaryamayaṃ vidheḥ ”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- veda -
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veda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√vid (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sargam -
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sarga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- bahvāścaryamayam -
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bahvāścaryamaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahvāścaryamaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vidheḥ -
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vidhi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]vidhi (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]√vidh (verb class 6)[optative active second single]√vidh (verb class 6)[optative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.6.94
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 7.6.94 in Bengali sript:
অহো কিমিদমাশ্চর্যং কং পৃচ্ছাম্যজনে বনে ।
যদি বা বেদ কঃ সর্গং বহ্বাশ্চর্যমযং বিধেঃ ॥ ৯৪ ॥