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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 10.5.116
अर्थो हि यौवनं पुंसां तदभावश् च वार्धकम् ।
तेनास्योजो बलं रूपमुत्साहश्चापि हीयते ॥ ११६ ॥
artho hi yauvanaṃ puṃsāṃ tadabhāvaś ca vārdhakam |
tenāsyojo balaṃ rūpamutsāhaścāpi hīyate || 116 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.116 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 (10.5.116). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Artha, Yauvana, Pums, Tada, Bhava, Dah, Tad, Tena, Asi, Oja, Ojas, Bala, Rupa, Utsaha, Capin, Capi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.116). 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: “artho hi yauvanaṃ puṃsāṃ tadabhāvaś ca vārdhakam ”
- artho* -
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artha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- yauvanam -
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yauvana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- tada -
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tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāvaś -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active first dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vār -
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vār (noun, masculine)[compound]vār (noun, neuter)[compound]
- dhak -
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dah (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dah (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “tenāsyojo balaṃ rūpamutsāhaścāpi hīyate ”
- tenā -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- asyo -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- ojo* -
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ojas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ojas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]oja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- utsāhaś -
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utsāha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- hīyate -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive third single]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive third single]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.116
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 10.5.116 in Bengali sript:
অর্থো হি যৌবনং পুংসাং তদভাবশ্ চ বার্ধকম্ ।
তেনাস্যোজো বলং রূপমুত্সাহশ্চাপি হীযতে ॥ ১১৬ ॥