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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 8.3.161
मर्त्येषु संदिशत्व् एवं कस् तु विद्याधरेषु सः ।
वराको मानुषो भूत्वाप्य् एवं दृप्यन् विनङ्क्ष्यति ॥ १६१ ॥
martyeṣu saṃdiśatv evaṃ kas tu vidyādhareṣu saḥ |
varāko mānuṣo bhūtvāpy evaṃ dṛpyan vinaṅkṣyati || 161 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.161 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 (8.3.161). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Martya, Evam, Eva, Kah, Vidyadhara, Sah, Varaka, Dripyat, Vina, Kshi, Ati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.161). 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: “martyeṣu saṃdiśatv evaṃ kas tu vidyādhareṣu saḥ ”
- martyeṣu -
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martya (noun, masculine)[locative plural]martya (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- Cannot analyse sandiśatv*ev
- 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]
- kas -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vidyādhareṣu -
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vidyādhara (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vidyādhara (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “varāko mānuṣo bhūtvāpy evaṃ dṛpyan vinaṅkṣyati ”
- varāko* -
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varāka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mānuṣo* -
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- Cannot analyse bhūtvāpy*ev
- 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]
- dṛpyan -
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dṛpyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- vinaṅ -
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vina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vina (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vinā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣya -
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kṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ati (Preverb)[Preverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.161
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 8.3.161 in Bengali sript:
মর্ত্যেষু সংদিশত্ব্ এবং কস্ তু বিদ্যাধরেষু সঃ ।
বরাকো মানুষো ভূত্বাপ্য্ এবং দৃপ্যন্ বিনঙ্ক্ষ্যতি ॥ ১৬১ ॥