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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 9.6.144
तत्स्थाः के ऽपि हृतास्तोयैर् मकरैः के ऽपि भक्षिताः ।
चक्रस्त्वायुर्बलान्नीत्वा तीरे क्षिप्तश् च वीचिभिः ॥ १४४ ॥
tatsthāḥ ke 'pi hṛtāstoyair makaraiḥ ke 'pi bhakṣitāḥ |
cakrastvāyurbalānnītvā tīre kṣiptaś ca vīcibhiḥ || 144 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.144 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 (9.6.144). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatstha, Kah, Kim, Api, Hrita, Toya, Makara, Bhakshita, Cakra, Tvayu, Bala, Itvan, Tira, Kshipta, Vici,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.144). 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: “tatsthāḥ ke 'pi hṛtāstoyair makaraiḥ ke 'pi bhakṣitāḥ ”
- tatsthāḥ -
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tatstha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tatsthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ke' -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- hṛtās -
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hṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- toyair -
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toya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- makaraiḥ -
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makara (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ke' -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- bhakṣitāḥ -
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bhakṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhakṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ], [accusative plural from √bhakṣ]
- Line 2: “cakrastvāyurbalānnītvā tīre kṣiptaś ca vīcibhiḥ ”
- cakras -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tvāyur -
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tvāyu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tvāyu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- balānn -
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bala (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ī -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- itvā -
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√i -> itvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]itvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tīre -
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tīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]tīra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- kṣiptaś -
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kṣipta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīcibhiḥ -
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vīci (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]vīcī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.144
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 9.6.144 in Bengali sript:
তত্স্থাঃ কে ঽপি হৃতাস্তোযৈর্ মকরৈঃ কে ঽপি ভক্ষিতাঃ ।
চক্রস্ত্বাযুর্বলান্নীত্বা তীরে ক্ষিপ্তশ্ চ বীচিভিঃ ॥ ১৪৪ ॥