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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 10.8.124
संनिकृष्टे निकृष्टे ऽपि कष्टं रज्यन्ति कुस्त्रियः ।
पापानुरक्ता यदियं गोपे ऽप्यासन्नवर्तिनि ॥ १२४ ॥
saṃnikṛṣṭe nikṛṣṭe 'pi kaṣṭaṃ rajyanti kustriyaḥ |
pāpānuraktā yadiyaṃ gope 'pyāsannavartini || 124 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.8.124 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 (10.8.124). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Samnikrishte, Samnikrishta, Nikrishta, Api, Kashtam, Kashta, Rajyat, Rajyanti, Kustri, Yah, Papa, Akta, Yadi, Yad, Gopa, Apya, Asannavartin, Asannavartini,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.8.124). 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: “saṃnikṛṣṭe nikṛṣṭe 'pi kaṣṭaṃ rajyanti kustriyaḥ ”
- saṃnikṛṣṭe -
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saṃnikṛṣṭe (indeclinable)[indeclinable]saṃnikṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]saṃnikṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]saṃnikṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nikṛṣṭe' -
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nikṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[locative single]nikṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nikṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- rajyanti -
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√raj -> rajyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √raj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √raj class 4 verb]√raj -> rajyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √raj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rajyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √rañj class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √rañj class 4 verb]√rañj -> rajyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √rañj class 4 verb]√raj (verb class 4)[present active third plural]√rañj (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- kustri -
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kustrī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pāpānuraktā yadiyaṃ gope 'pyāsannavartini ”
- pāpān -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ur -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- aktā* -
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akta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- gope' -
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gopā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gopā (noun, masculine)[dative single]gopa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- apyā -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]apya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ap (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]apyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āsannavartini -
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āsannavartinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]āsannavartin (noun, masculine)[locative single]āsannavartin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.8.124
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 10.8.124 in Bengali sript:
সংনিকৃষ্টে নিকৃষ্টে ঽপি কষ্টং রজ্যন্তি কুস্ত্রিযঃ ।
পাপানুরক্তা যদিযং গোপে ঽপ্যাসন্নবর্তিনি ॥ ১২৪ ॥