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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 8.6.15
न चाहं भवतो राजा त्वं मे मित्त्रं ह्य् अयन्त्रणम् ।
तन् नाद्य भोक्ष्ये भावत्कम् अदृष्ट्वा नृत्तकौतुकम् ॥ १५ ॥
na cāhaṃ bhavato rājā tvaṃ me mittraṃ hy ayantraṇam |
tan nādya bhokṣye bhāvatkam adṛṣṭvā nṛttakautukam || 15 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.6.15 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 (8.6.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aha, Asmad, Bhavat, Bhavant, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Tva, Yushmad, Mit, Tra, Tat, Tad, Tan, Nadya, Bhavatka, Nritta, Kautuka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.6.15). 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: “na cāhaṃ bhavato rājā tvaṃ me mittraṃ hy ayantraṇam ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cā -
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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]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- bhavato* -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- rājā -
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rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- mit -
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mit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- tram -
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tra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]trā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse hy*ay
- ayantraṇam -
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ayantraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tan nādya bhokṣye bhāvatkam adṛṣṭvā nṛttakautukam ”
- tan -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- nādya -
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nādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)[compound from √nad]√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)[compound from √nad]√nad -> nādya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nad]√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
- bhokṣye -
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√bhuj (verb class 6)[future middle first single]√bhuj (verb class 7)[future middle first single]
- bhāvatkam -
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bhāvatka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāvatka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāvatkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ad -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ṛṣṭvā -
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√ṛch -> ṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √ṛch]
- nṛtta -
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nṛtta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]√nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
- kautukam -
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kautuka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.6.15
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 8.6.15 in Bengali sript:
ন চাহং ভবতো রাজা ত্বং মে মিত্ত্রং হ্য্ অযন্ত্রণম্ ।
তন্ নাদ্য ভোক্ষ্যে ভাবত্কম্ অদৃষ্ট্বা নৃত্তকৌতুকম্ ॥ ১৫ ॥