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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 8.3.182
विद्यावशाच् च कल्याणं वेत्सि किं नास्य संगरे ।
एतस्य भार्याश् चोक्ताः स्थ सिद्धैः सच्चक्रवर्तिनः ॥ १८२ ॥
vidyāvaśāc ca kalyāṇaṃ vetsi kiṃ nāsya saṃgare |
etasya bhāryāś coktāḥ stha siddhaiḥ saccakravartinaḥ || 182 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.182 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 (8.3.182). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vidyu, Kalyana, Kim, Nasya, Sangara, Eta, Etad, Esha, Bharya, Ukta, Stha, Siddha, Sat, Sad, Cakravartin, Cakravarti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “vidyāvaśāc ca kalyāṇaṃ vetsi kiṃ nāsya saṃgare ”
- vidyāva -
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vidyu (noun, masculine)[locative single]vidyu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√vid (verb class 2)[optative active first dual]
- aśāc -
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√śā (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]√śā (verb class 4)[aorist active third single]√śās (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalyāṇam -
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kalyāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalyāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- vetsi -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- nāsya -
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nāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nās -> nāsya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nās]√nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]√nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
- saṅgare -
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saṅgara (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṅgara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Line 2: “etasya bhāryāś coktāḥ stha siddhaiḥ saccakravartinaḥ ”
- etasya -
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eta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]eta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]etad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- bhāryāś -
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bhārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
- co -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uktāḥ -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
- stha -
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stha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]stha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- siddhaiḥ -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]siddha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
- sac -
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sat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sat (noun, masculine)[compound]sad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cakravartinaḥ -
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cakravartin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cakravartin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]cakravartī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.182
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 8.3.182 in Bengali sript:
বিদ্যাবশাচ্ চ কল্যাণং বেত্সি কিং নাস্য সংগরে ।
এতস্য ভার্যাশ্ চোক্তাঃ স্থ সিদ্ধৈঃ সচ্চক্রবর্তিনঃ ॥ ১৮২ ॥