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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 10.5.187
तथापि त्वं न वेत्स्येव धिगित्य् उक्त्वा ययौ भिषक् ।
एवं देव सदा धूर्ताः क्रीडन्ति जडबुद्धिभिः ॥ १८७ ॥
tathāpi tvaṃ na vetsyeva dhigity uktvā yayau bhiṣak |
evaṃ deva sadā dhūrtāḥ krīḍanti jaḍabuddhibhiḥ || 187 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.187 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 (10.5.187). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatha, Api, Tva, Yushmad, Eva, Uktva, Yayi, Yayu, Bhishaj, Evam, Deva, Sada, Dhurta, Kridat, Kridanti, Jadabuddhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.187). 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: “tathāpi tvaṃ na vetsyeva dhigity uktvā yayau bhiṣak ”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vetsye -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present active second single]√vid (verb class 6)[future middle first single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse dhigity*uk
- uktvā -
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uktvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]√vac -> uktvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vac]
- yayau -
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yayi (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayi (noun, feminine)[locative single]yayu (noun, masculine)[locative single]yayu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√yā (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- bhiṣak -
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bhiṣaj (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhiṣaj (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “evaṃ deva sadā dhūrtāḥ krīḍanti jaḍabuddhibhiḥ ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dhūrtāḥ -
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dhūrta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhūrtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- krīḍanti -
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krīḍantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]krīḍantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]krīḍantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]krīḍat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ -> krīḍantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- jaḍabuddhibhiḥ -
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jaḍabuddhi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]jaḍabuddhi (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]jaḍabuddhi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.187
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 10.5.187 in Bengali sript:
তথাপি ত্বং ন বেত্স্যেব ধিগিত্য্ উক্ত্বা যযৌ ভিষক্ ।
এবং দেব সদা ধূর্তাঃ ক্রীডন্তি জডবুদ্ধিভিঃ ॥ ১৮৭ ॥