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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 8.3.127
ततः स याज्ञवल्क्यं तं गुरुं प्रह्वो व्यजिज्ञपत् ।
आदिश्यतां प्रयच्छामि कीदृशीं दक्षिणाम् इति ॥ १२७ ॥
tataḥ sa yājñavalkyaṃ taṃ guruṃ prahvo vyajijñapat |
ādiśyatāṃ prayacchāmi kīdṛśīṃ dakṣiṇām iti || 127 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.127 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 (8.3.127). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Yajnavalkya, Guru, Prahva, Vya, Adishya, Prayat, Sha, Amin, Kidrishi, Dakshina, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.127). 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: “tataḥ sa yājñavalkyaṃ taṃ guruṃ prahvo vyajijñapat ”
- 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]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yājñavalkyam -
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yājñavalkya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yājñavalkya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yājñavalkyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- gurum -
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guru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- prahvo* -
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prahva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vya -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- ajijñapat -
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√jñā (verb class 0)[aorist active third single]
- Line 2: “ādiśyatāṃ prayacchāmi kīdṛśīṃ dakṣiṇām iti ”
- ādiśya -
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ādiśya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prayacch -
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√pre -> prayat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pre class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pre class 2 verb], [accusative single from √pre class 2 verb]
- śā -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kīdṛśīm -
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kīdṛśī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dakṣiṇām -
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dakṣiṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.127
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 8.3.127 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স যাজ্ঞবল্ক্যং তং গুরুং প্রহ্বো ব্যজিজ্ঞপত্ ।
আদিশ্যতাং প্রযচ্ছামি কীদৃশীং দক্ষিণাম্ ইতি ॥ ১২৭ ॥