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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 9.2.110
शूद्रश् च वयकश्चैकः क्रियते तस्य किं गुणैः ।
वैश्यो द्वितीयः पक्ष्यादिरुतैर् ज्ञातैश् च तस्य किम् ॥ १०९ ॥
śūdraś ca vayakaścaikaḥ kriyate tasya kiṃ guṇaiḥ |
vaiśyo dvitīyaḥ pakṣyādirutair jñātaiś ca tasya kim || 109 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.110 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 (9.2.110). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shudra, Vaya, Kah, Aika, Kriyat, Tad, Kim, Guna, Vaishya, Dvitiya, Pakshya, Uta, Jnata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.110). 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: “śūdraś ca vayakaścaikaḥ kriyate tasya kiṃ guṇaiḥ ”
- śūdraś -
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śūdra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vaya -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ve (noun, masculine)[compound]√vay (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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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]
- aikaḥ -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kriyate -
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√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ -> kriyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[present middle third single], [present passive third single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- guṇaiḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “vaiśyo dvitīyaḥ pakṣyādirutair jñātaiś ca tasya kim ”
- vaiśyo* -
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vaiśya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dvitīyaḥ -
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dvitīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pakṣyād -
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pakṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pakṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√pakṣ -> pakṣya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √pakṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pakṣ class 10 verb]√pakṣ -> pakṣya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √pakṣ class 1 verb], [ablative single from √pakṣ class 10 verb]
- ir -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- utair -
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uta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]uta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vā -> uta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> uta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vā class 1 verb]
- jñātaiś -
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jñāta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]jñāta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jñāta (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √jñā class 3 verb], [instrumental plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.110
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 9.2.110 in Bengali sript:
শূদ্রশ্ চ বযকশ্চৈকঃ ক্রিযতে তস্য কিং গুণৈঃ ।
বৈশ্যো দ্বিতীযঃ পক্ষ্যাদিরুতৈর্ জ্ঞাতৈশ্ চ তস্য কিম্ ॥ ১০৯ ॥