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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 9.5.136
ततः कथंचिदुत्तीर्णः परमेकावलीं गले ।
चूडामणिं च तं मूर्ध्नि पूर्ववत्स्थितमैक्षत ॥ १३५ ॥
tataḥ kathaṃciduttīrṇaḥ paramekāvalīṃ gale |
cūḍāmaṇiṃ ca taṃ mūrdhni pūrvavatsthitamaikṣata || 135 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.136 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 (9.5.136). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Katham, Katha, Cit, Uttirna, Parama, Kava, Kah, Ali, Alin, Gala, Gali, Cudamani, Tap, Murdhan, Purvavat, Sthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.136). 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: “tataḥ kathaṃciduttīrṇaḥ paramekāvalīṃ gale ”
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uttīrṇaḥ -
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uttīrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parame -
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parama (noun, masculine)[locative single]parama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paramā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāva -
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kāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ku (noun, feminine)[locative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- alī -
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ali (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]alin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gale -
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gala (noun, masculine)[locative single]galā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gali (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- Line 2: “cūḍāmaṇiṃ ca taṃ mūrdhni pūrvavatsthitamaikṣata ”
- cūḍāmaṇim -
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cūḍāmaṇi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mūrdhni -
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mūrdhan (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pūrvavat -
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pūrvavat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pūrvavat (noun, masculine)[compound]pūrvavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- aikṣata -
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√īkṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect middle third single], [aorist middle third plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.136
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 9.5.136 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ কথংচিদুত্তীর্ণঃ পরমেকাবলীং গলে ।
চূডামণিং চ তং মূর্ধ্নি পূর্ববত্স্থিতমৈক্ষত ॥ ১৩৫ ॥