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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 12.2.148
दाशं तं चागतं प्राप्तकण्ठिकं पक्षिलोभतः ।
लेभे ऽत्र स पुमांश् चिन्वन् हृता सा यस्य कण्ठिका ॥ १४८ ॥
dāśaṃ taṃ cāgataṃ prāptakaṇṭhikaṃ pakṣilobhataḥ |
lebhe 'tra sa pumāṃś cinvan hṛtā sā yasya kaṇṭhikā || 148 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.148 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 (12.2.148). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dash, Dasha, Agata, Prapta, Pakshila, Tas, Atra, Pums, Hrit, Hrita, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Kanthika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.148). 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: “dāśaṃ taṃ cāgataṃ prāptakaṇṭhikaṃ pakṣilobhataḥ ”
- dāśam -
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dāśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dāś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dāś (noun, masculine)[accusative 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]
- cā -
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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]
- agatam -
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agata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]agata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]agatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperative active second dual]
- prāpta -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaṇṭhikam -
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kaṇṭhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pakṣilo -
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pakṣila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ubha -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[compound]ubha (noun, neuter)[compound]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “lebhe 'tra sa pumāṃś cinvan hṛtā sā yasya kaṇṭhikā ”
- lebhe' -
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√labh (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pumāṃś -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cinva -
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√ci (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- an -
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- hṛtā -
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hṛt (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]hṛt (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]hṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- yasya -
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yasya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yasya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yas -> yasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √yas]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√yas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- kaṇṭhikā -
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kaṇṭhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.148
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 12.2.148 in Bengali sript:
দাশং তং চাগতং প্রাপ্তকণ্ঠিকং পক্ষিলোভতঃ ।
লেভে ঽত্র স পুমাংশ্ চিন্বন্ হৃতা সা যস্য কণ্ঠিকা ॥ ১৪৮ ॥