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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 10.4.57
स भक्ष्यार्थी भ्रमन्वृत्तयुद्धां प्राप्य भुवं ध्वनिम् ।
गम्भीरमेकतः श्रुत्वा भीतो दृष्टिं ततो ददौ ॥ ५७ ॥
sa bhakṣyārthī bhramanvṛttayuddhāṃ prāpya bhuvaṃ dhvanim |
gambhīramekataḥ śrutvā bhīto dṛṣṭiṃ tato dadau || 57 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.57 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 (10.4.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhakshin, Bhakshya, Bhakshi, Arthi, Bhramat, Vritta, Yuddha, Prapya, Bhuva, Bhu, Dhvani, Gambhira, Ekatah, Ekata, Bhita, Drishti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Dad, Dada, Dadi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.57). 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: “sa bhakṣyārthī bhramanvṛttayuddhāṃ prāpya bhuvaṃ dhvanim ”
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhakṣyā -
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bhakṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]bhakṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhakṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhakṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)[compound from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)[compound from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhakṣ]bhakṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhakṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]bhakṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhakṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √bhakṣ]
- ārthī -
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ārthī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bhraman -
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bhramat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vṛtta -
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vṛtta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vṛtta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]√vṛt -> vṛtta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
- yuddhām -
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yuddhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√yudh -> yuddhā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhuvam -
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bhuva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhuva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhū (noun, masculine)[accusative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dhvanim -
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dhvani (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “gambhīramekataḥ śrutvā bhīto dṛṣṭiṃ tato dadau ”
- gambhīram -
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gambhīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gambhīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gambhīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ekataḥ -
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ekataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ekata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- bhīto* -
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bhīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭim -
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dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tato* -
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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]
- dadau -
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dad (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dada (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dadi (noun, masculine)[locative single]dadi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√dā (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√dā (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√dā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√dā (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√dai (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√de (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.57
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 10.4.57 in Bengali sript:
স ভক্ষ্যার্থী ভ্রমন্বৃত্তযুদ্ধাং প্রাপ্য ভুবং ধ্বনিম্ ।
গম্ভীরমেকতঃ শ্রুত্বা ভীতো দৃষ্টিং ততো দদৌ ॥ ৫৭ ॥