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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 9.2.86
दृष्टं मया चाहंकारदोषाद् दुःखम् इदं महत् ।
पुंसाम् अदृष्टे दृष्टे वा श्रेयो ऽहंकारिणां कुतः ॥ ८५ ॥
dṛṣṭaṃ mayā cāhaṃkāradoṣād duḥkham idaṃ mahat |
puṃsām adṛṣṭe dṛṣṭe vā śreyo 'haṃkāriṇāṃ kutaḥ || 85 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.86 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 (9.2.86). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Drishta, Maya, Asmad, Ahankara, Dosha, Duhkham, Duhkha, Idam, Mahat, Pums, Adrishta, Adrishti, Drishti, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Ahankarin, Kutah, Kuta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.86). 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: “dṛṣṭaṃ mayā cāhaṃkāradoṣād duḥkham idaṃ mahat ”
- dṛṣṭam -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental 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]
- ahaṅkāra -
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ahaṅkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ahaṅkāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣād -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- duḥkham -
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duḥkham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]duḥkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]duḥkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahat -
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atimahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mahat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “puṃsām adṛṣṭe dṛṣṭe vā śreyo 'haṃkāriṇāṃ kutaḥ ”
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- adṛṣṭe -
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adṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]adṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]adṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]adṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- dṛṣṭe -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śreyo' -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- ahaṅkāriṇām -
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ahaṅkārin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]ahaṅkārin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- kutaḥ -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.86
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 9.2.86 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্টং মযা চাহংকারদোষাদ্ দুঃখম্ ইদং মহত্ ।
পুংসাম্ অদৃষ্টে দৃষ্টে বা শ্রেযো ঽহংকারিণাং কুতঃ ॥ ৮৫ ॥