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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 12.4.154
इत्याश्वास्यैव तां गत्वाशोककर्यै शशंस सा ।
विश्वासभूमये सख्यै स्वरहस्यं चिकीर्षितम् ॥ १५४ ॥
ityāśvāsyaiva tāṃ gatvāśokakaryai śaśaṃsa sā |
viśvāsabhūmaye sakhyai svarahasyaṃ cikīrṣitam || 154 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.154 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 (12.4.154). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Iti, Itya, Ashvasin, Ashvasya, Ashokakari, Vishvasabhumi, Sakhi, Svara, Han, Sya, Cikirshita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.154). 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: “ityāśvāsyaiva tāṃ gatvāśokakaryai śaśaṃsa sā ”
- ityā -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]ityā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ityā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
- āśvāsyai -
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āśvāsin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]āśvāsin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśvāsya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āśvāsya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āśvāsyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- aśokakaryai -
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aśokakarī (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- śaśaṃsa -
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√śaṃs (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “viśvāsabhūmaye sakhyai svarahasyaṃ cikīrṣitam ”
- viśvāsabhūmaye -
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viśvāsabhūmi (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- sakhyai -
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sakhī (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- svara -
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svara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√svṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√svar (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- syam -
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sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cikīrṣitam -
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cikīrṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> cikīrṣitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √kṛ]√kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ]√kṛ -> cikīrṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.154
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 12.4.154 in Bengali sript:
ইত্যাশ্বাস্যৈব তাং গত্বাশোককর্যৈ শশংস সা ।
বিশ্বাসভূমযে সখ্যৈ স্বরহস্যং চিকীর্ষিতম্ ॥ ১৫৪ ॥