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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 10.10.46
दष्टः केनाधरो ऽयं ते क्षतौ केन नखैः स्तनौ ।
सत्यमाख्यासि चेदस्ति श्रेयस् ते नान्यथा पुनः ॥ ४६ ॥
daṣṭaḥ kenādharo 'yaṃ te kṣatau kena nakhaiḥ stanau |
satyamākhyāsi cedasti śreyas te nānyathā punaḥ || 46 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.46 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 (10.10.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dashta, Kena, Kah, Kim, Adhara, Aya, Idam, Tad, Yushmad, Kshata, Kshati, Nakha, Stana, Satyam, Satya, Akhya, Asi, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Atha, Puna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.46). 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: “daṣṭaḥ kenādharo 'yaṃ te kṣatau kena nakhaiḥ stanau ”
- daṣṭaḥ -
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daṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kenā -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- adharo' -
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adhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dhṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect active second single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- kṣatau -
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kṣata (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣati (noun, feminine)[locative single]√kṣan -> kṣata (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṣan class 8 verb]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- nakhaiḥ -
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nakha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nakha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- stanau -
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stana (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “satyamākhyāsi cedasti śreyas te nānyathā punaḥ ”
- satyam -
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satyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]satya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]satya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]satyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ākhyā -
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ākhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ākhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ākhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- ceda -
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√cad (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- sti -
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sti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- śreyas -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- 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]
- nānya -
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na (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.46
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 10.10.46 in Bengali sript:
দষ্টঃ কেনাধরো ঽযং তে ক্ষতৌ কেন নখৈঃ স্তনৌ ।
সত্যমাখ্যাসি চেদস্তি শ্রেযস্ তে নান্যথা পুনঃ ॥ ৪৬ ॥