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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 10.7.189
न च ते लेभिर् ए क्षीरं कुर्वन्तो ऽपि परिश्रमम् ।
अवस्तुनि कृतक्लेशो मूर्खो यात्यवहास्यताम् ॥ १८९ ॥
na ca te lebhir e kṣīraṃ kurvanto 'pi pariśramam |
avastuni kṛtakleśo mūrkho yātyavahāsyatām || 189 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.7.189 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 (10.7.189). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Kshira, Kurvat, Api, Parishrama, Avastu, Krita, Klesha, Murkha, Yat, Yatya, Yati, Avahasyata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.7.189). 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: “na ca te lebhir e kṣīraṃ kurvanto 'pi pariśramam ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- le -
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la (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]lā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]li (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- ibhir -
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- Cannot analyse e*kṣ
- kṣīram -
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kṣīra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṣīra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṣīrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kurvanto' -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pariśramam -
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pariśrama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “avastuni kṛtakleśo mūrkho yātyavahāsyatām ”
- avastuni -
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avastu (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kṛta -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 1)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[injunctive middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[injunctive middle third single]
- kleśo* -
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kleśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mūrkho* -
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mūrkha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yātya -
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yātya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[compound from √yat]√yat -> yātya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yat]yāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yāti (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yāt (noun, masculine)[locative single]yāt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√yat -> yātya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]√yat -> yātya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √yat class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yat]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- avahāsyatām -
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avahāsyatā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.7.189
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 10.7.189 in Bengali sript:
ন চ তে লেভির্ এ ক্ষীরং কুর্বন্তো ঽপি পরিশ্রমম্ ।
অবস্তুনি কৃতক্লেশো মূর্খো যাত্যবহাস্যতাম্ ॥ ১৮৯ ॥