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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 9.2.156
नात्रैषां शक्तिर् अन्येषाम् अधुनावसरो ऽस्तु ते ।
प्रतिज्ञातं त्वया नारीं जीवयामि मृतामिति ॥ १५५ ॥
nātraiṣāṃ śaktir anyeṣām adhunāvasaro 'stu te |
pratijñātaṃ tvayā nārīṃ jīvayāmi mṛtāmiti || 155 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.156 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 (9.2.156). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rai, Aisha, Shakti, Ani, Anya, Idam, Adhuna, Avasara, Astu, Tad, Yushmad, Pratijnata, Tva, Nari, Jiva, Amin, Mrita, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.156). 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: “nātraiṣāṃ śaktir anyeṣām adhunāvasaro 'stu te ”
- nāt -
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na (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]na (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- rai -
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rai (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiṣā -
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aiṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śaktir -
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śakti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]śakti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anye -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- adhunā -
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adhunā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- avasaro' -
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avasara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- astu -
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astu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “pratijñātaṃ tvayā nārīṃ jīvayāmi mṛtāmiti ”
- pratijñātam -
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pratijñāta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratijñāta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratijñātā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- nārīm -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- jīvayā -
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jīvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mṛtām -
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mṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.156
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 9.2.156 in Bengali sript:
নাত্রৈষাং শক্তির্ অন্যেষাম্ অধুনাবসরো ঽস্তু তে ।
প্রতিজ্ঞাতং ত্বযা নারীং জীবযামি মৃতামিতি ॥ ১৫৫ ॥