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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 10.4.21
श्रुत्वा चाश्रुतपूर्वं तं तन्नादं दिक्षु मूर्च्छितम् ।
स सिंहो ऽचिन्तयत्कस्य बत नादो ऽयमीदृशः ॥ २१ ॥
śrutvā cāśrutapūrvaṃ taṃ tannādaṃ dikṣu mūrcchitam |
sa siṃho 'cintayatkasya bata nādo 'yamīdṛśaḥ || 21 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.21 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 (10.4.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashrutapurva, Tan, Ada, Dish, Dikshu, Murcchita, Simha, Kah, Kim, Bata, Nada, Aya, Idam, Idrish, Idrisha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.21). 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: “śrutvā cāśrutapūrvaṃ taṃ tannādaṃ dikṣu mūrcchitam ”
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- cā -
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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]
- aśrutapūrvam -
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aśrutapūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aśrutapūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tann -
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tan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ādam -
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āda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect active first single]
- dikṣu -
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dikṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dikṣu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dikṣu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]diś (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- mūrcchitam -
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mūrcchita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mūrcchita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mūrcchitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “sa siṃho 'cintayatkasya bata nādo 'yamīdṛśaḥ ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- siṃho' -
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siṃha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- acintayat -
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√cint (verb class 10)[imperfect active third single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- bata -
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bata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nādo' -
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nāda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- īdṛśaḥ -
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īdṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.21
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 10.4.21 in Bengali sript:
শ্রুত্বা চাশ্রুতপূর্বং তং তন্নাদং দিক্ষু মূর্চ্ছিতম্ ।
স সিংহো ঽচিন্তযত্কস্য বত নাদো ঽযমীদৃশঃ ॥ ২১ ॥