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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 10.5.247
एवं मूढस्य मूढत्वं स्वार्थान्धस्यातिचित्रता ।
भ्रातृभौतः श्रुतो देव ब्रह्मचारिसुतं शृणु ॥ २४७ ॥
evaṃ mūḍhasya mūḍhatvaṃ svārthāndhasyāticitratā |
bhrātṛbhautaḥ śruto deva brahmacārisutaṃ śṛṇu || 247 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.247 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 (10.5.247). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Mudha, Mudhatva, Svartha, Dha, Ati, Citra, Tan, Bhauta, Shrut, Shruta, Deva, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari, Sut, Suta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.247). 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: “evaṃ mūḍhasya mūḍhatvaṃ svārthāndhasyāticitratā ”
- 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]
- mūḍhasya -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]mūḍha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[genitive single from √muh class 4 verb]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, neuter)[genitive single from √muh class 4 verb]
- mūḍhatvam -
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mūḍhatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- svārthān -
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svārtha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dhasyā -
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dha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]dha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ati -
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ati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ati (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- citra -
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citra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]citra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tā -
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tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]tan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhrātṛbhautaḥ śruto deva brahmacārisutaṃ śṛṇu ”
- bhrātṛ -
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bhrātṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- bhautaḥ -
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bhauta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śruto* -
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śrut (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]śruta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- 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]
- brahmacāri -
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brahmacārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]brahmacārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]brahmacārī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]brahmacārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]brahmacārī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sutam -
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suta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]sut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √su class 5 verb]√su -> suta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb], [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- śṛṇu -
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√śru (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.247
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 10.5.247 in Bengali sript:
এবং মূঢস্য মূঢত্বং স্বার্থান্ধস্যাতিচিত্রতা ।
ভ্রাতৃভৌতঃ শ্রুতো দেব ব্রহ্মচারিসুতং শৃণু ॥ ২৪৭ ॥