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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 10.10.13
विपरीतमिदं किं ते वद धार्मिक चेष्टितम् ।
क्व धार्मिको मुमुक्षुस्त्वं क्व वादी व्यसनातुरः ॥ १३ ॥
viparītamidaṃ kiṃ te vada dhārmika ceṣṭitam |
kva dhārmiko mumukṣustvaṃ kva vādī vyasanāturaḥ || 13 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.13 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 (10.10.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Viparita, Idam, Kim, Tad, Yushmad, Vada, Dharmika, Ceshtita, Kva, Mumukshu, Tva, Vadi, Vadin, Vyasana, Uras,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.13). 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: “viparītamidaṃ kiṃ te vada dhārmika ceṣṭitam ”
- viparītam -
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viparīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viparīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viparītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative 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]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- dhārmika -
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dhārmika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhārmika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ceṣṭitam -
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ceṣṭita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ceṣṭita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ceṣṭitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √ceṣṭ]√ceṣṭ -> ceṣṭita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √ceṣṭ], [accusative single from √ceṣṭ]
- Line 2: “kva dhārmiko mumukṣustvaṃ kva vādī vyasanāturaḥ ”
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhārmiko* -
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dhārmika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mumukṣus -
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mumukṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]mumukṣu (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vādī -
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vādī (noun, masculine)[compound]vādī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]vādi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vādi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vādin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vyasanāt -
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vyasana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- uraḥ -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.13
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 10.10.13 in Bengali sript:
বিপরীতমিদং কিং তে বদ ধার্মিক চেষ্টিতম্ ।
ক্ব ধার্মিকো মুমুক্ষুস্ত্বং ক্ব বাদী ব্যসনাতুরঃ ॥ ১৩ ॥