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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 11.1.55
शिखरस्य सुता येन याता प्रवहणेन तत् ।
मग्नमब्धौ न चैको ऽपि तत उत्तीर्णवानिति ॥ ५५ ॥
śikharasya sutā yena yātā pravahaṇena tat |
magnamabdhau na caiko 'pi tata uttīrṇavāniti || 55 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 11.1.55 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 (11.1.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shikhara, Suta, Yena, Yah, Yat, Yata, Yatri, Pravahana, Tat, Tad, Magna, Abdhi, Aika, Api, Tatah, Tata, Uttirna, Vat, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 11.1.55). 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: “śikharasya sutā yena yātā pravahaṇena tat ”
- śikharasya -
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śikhara (noun, masculine)[genitive single]śikhara (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- sutā* -
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suta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √su class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √su class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √sū class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √sū class 2 verb]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- yātā -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yāt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]yātā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yā -> yātā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb]yātṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√yā (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- pravahaṇena -
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pravahaṇa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “magnamabdhau na caiko 'pi tata uttīrṇavāniti ”
- magnam -
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magna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]magna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]magnā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√majj -> magna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √majj class 6 verb]√majj -> magna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √majj class 6 verb]
- abdhau -
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abdhi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiko' -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tata* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- uttīrṇa -
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uttīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vān -
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va (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 1 verb]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 11.1.55
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 11.1.55 in Bengali sript:
শিখরস্য সুতা যেন যাতা প্রবহণেন তত্ ।
মগ্নমব্ধৌ ন চৈকো ঽপি তত উত্তীর্ণবানিতি ॥ ৫৫ ॥