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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 12.1.25
सा भद्रजातिर् दृष्ट्वैव ग्रस्तं पङ्केन तं पतिम् ।
अनुसर्तुं सरःपङ्कं तम् एव प्रविशत्तदा ॥ २५ ॥
sā bhadrajātir dṛṣṭvaiva grastaṃ paṅkena taṃ patim |
anusartuṃ saraḥpaṅkaṃ tam eva praviśattadā || 25 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.1.25 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 (12.1.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhadraja, Grasta, Panka, Pati, Anu, Sara, Saras, Eva, Pravishat, Tada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.1.25). 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: “sā bhadrajātir dṛṣṭvaiva grastaṃ paṅkena taṃ patim ”
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- bhadrajāt -
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bhadraja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ir -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dṛṣṭvai -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- grastam -
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grasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]grasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]grastā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√gras -> grasta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √gras class 1 verb]√gras -> grasta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √gras class 1 verb], [accusative single from √gras class 1 verb]
- paṅkena -
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paṅka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]paṅka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- patim -
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pati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]pati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “anusartuṃ saraḥpaṅkaṃ tam eva praviśattadā ”
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sartum -
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√sṛ -> sartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √sṛ]√sṛ -> sartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √sṛ]
- saraḥ -
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saras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- paṅkam -
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paṅka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]paṅka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]paṅkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- praviśat -
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praviśat (noun, masculine)[compound]praviśat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]praviśat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tadā -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.1.25
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 12.1.25 in Bengali sript:
সা ভদ্রজাতির্ দৃষ্ট্বৈব গ্রস্তং পঙ্কেন তং পতিম্ ।
অনুসর্তুং সরঃপঙ্কং তম্ এব প্রবিশত্তদা ॥ ২৫ ॥