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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 12.4.116
कृतातिथ्यो ऽब्रवीच्चैनं राजपुत्रं कृतादरम् ।
स्वयं परिश्रमो दूतसाध्ये ऽर्थे किं कृतस्त्वया ॥ ११६ ॥
kṛtātithyo 'bravīccainaṃ rājaputraṃ kṛtādaram |
svayaṃ pariśramo dūtasādhye 'rthe kiṃ kṛtastvayā || 116 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.116 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 (12.4.116). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kritatithya, Aina, Rajaputra, Kritadara, Svayam, Parishrama, Duta, Sadhya, Artha, Kim, Krit, Krita, Tva, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.116). 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: “kṛtātithyo 'bravīccainaṃ rājaputraṃ kṛtādaram ”
- kṛtātithyo' -
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kṛtātithya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abravīc -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third 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]
- ainam -
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aina (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- rājaputram -
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rājaputra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājaputrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṛtādaram -
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kṛtādara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛtādara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtādarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “svayaṃ pariśramo dūtasādhye 'rthe kiṃ kṛtastvayā ”
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- pariśramo* -
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pariśrama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dūta -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sādhye' -
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sādhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]sādhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sādhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√sādh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 5 verb]√sādh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [locative single from √sādh class 5 verb]√sādh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative single from √sādh class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √sādh class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √sādh class 5 verb]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh], [locative single from √sidh]√sidh -> sādhyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √sidh], [vocative single from √sidh], [vocative dual from √sidh], [accusative dual from √sidh]√sādh (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√sādh (verb class 4)[present middle first single], [present passive first single]√sādh (verb class 5)[present passive first single]√sidh (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṛtas -
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kṛt (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.116
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 12.4.116 in Bengali sript:
কৃতাতিথ্যো ঽব্রবীচ্চৈনং রাজপুত্রং কৃতাদরম্ ।
স্বযং পরিশ্রমো দূতসাধ্যে ঽর্থে কিং কৃতস্ত্বযা ॥ ১১৬ ॥