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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 10.4.178
सत्यम् एतत् प्रिये किं तु त्वम् अप्य् एतां कथां शृणु ।
नद्यन्तःस्थे हृदे ऽभूवन् क्वापि मत्स्याः पुरा त्रयः ॥ १७८ ॥
satyam etat priye kiṃ tu tvam apy etāṃ kathāṃ śṛṇu |
nadyantaḥsthe hṛde 'bhūvan kvāpi matsyāḥ purā trayaḥ || 178 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.178 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 (10.4.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Satyam, Satya, Etad, Pri, Priya, Kim, Tva, Yushmad, Eta, Esha, Katha, Nadi, Nadya, Nadin, Antahstha, Hrid, Kva, Api, Matsya, Pura, Pur, Traya, Tri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.178). 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: “satyam etat priye kiṃ tu tvam apy etāṃ kathāṃ śṛṇu ”
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etat -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- priye -
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prī (noun, masculine)[dative single]prī (noun, feminine)[dative single]priya (noun, masculine)[locative single]priya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]priyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pṛ (verb class 3)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 9)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√pṛ (verb class 6)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse apy*et
- etām -
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etā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kathām -
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kathā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “nadyantaḥsthe hṛde 'bhūvan kvāpi matsyāḥ purā trayaḥ ”
- nadya -
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nadi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nadi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nadi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nadī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√nad -> nadya (participle, masculine)[compound from √nad]√nad -> nadya (participle, neuter)[compound from √nad]√nad -> nadya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nad]√nad -> nadya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nad]nadin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]nadin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√nad -> nadya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nad]√nad -> nadya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nad]
- antaḥsthe -
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antaḥstha (noun, masculine)[locative single]antaḥstha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]antaḥsthā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- hṛde' -
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hṛd (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- abhūvan -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third plural]
- kvā -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]kū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- āpi -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- matsyāḥ -
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matsya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]matsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- trayaḥ -
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traya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]tri (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.178
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 10.4.178 in Bengali sript:
সত্যম্ এতত্ প্রিযে কিং তু ত্বম্ অপ্য্ এতাং কথাং শৃণু ।
নদ্যন্তঃস্থে হৃদে ঽভূবন্ ক্বাপি মত্স্যাঃ পুরা ত্রযঃ ॥ ১৭৮ ॥