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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 10.2.88
आह्वायके विसृष्टे ऽपि सान्यथा नागता कथम् ।
तदेतां स्वयमानेतुं यामि पश्यामि किं भवेत् ॥ ८८ ॥
āhvāyake visṛṣṭe 'pi sānyathā nāgatā katham |
tadetāṃ svayamānetuṃ yāmi paśyāmi kiṃ bhavet || 88 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.2.88 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 (10.2.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ahvayaka, Visrishta, Visrishti, Api, Sanin, Sanya, Atha, Naga, Tan, Katham, Katha, Tada, Ita, Svayam, Yami, Yamin, Pashya, Amin, Kim,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.2.88). 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: “āhvāyake visṛṣṭe 'pi sānyathā nāgatā katham ”
- āhvāyake -
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āhvāyaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- visṛṣṭe' -
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visṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]visṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]visṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]visṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sānya -
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sānin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]sānin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√san -> sānya (participle, masculine)[compound from √san]√san -> sānya (participle, neuter)[compound from √san]√san -> sānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √san]√san -> sānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √san class 1 verb], [vocative single from √san class 8 verb], [vocative single from √san]√san -> sānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √san class 1 verb], [vocative single from √san class 8 verb], [vocative single from √san]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāga -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tadetāṃ svayamānetuṃ yāmi paśyāmi kiṃ bhavet ”
- tade -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- itām -
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itā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√i -> itā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ān -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- etum -
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√i -> etum (infinitive)[infinitive from √i]
- yāmi -
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yāmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- paśyā -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]paśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.2.88
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 10.2.88 in Bengali sript:
আহ্বাযকে বিসৃষ্টে ঽপি সান্যথা নাগতা কথম্ ।
তদেতাং স্বযমানেতুং যামি পশ্যামি কিং ভবেত্ ॥ ৮৮ ॥