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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 12.4.194
ततः सा किंचिदुच्छ्वस्ता निरस्तजनदर्शना ।
उत्पथैः क्रमशो यान्ती कुशकण्टकविक्षता ॥ १९४ ॥
tataḥ sā kiṃciducchvastā nirastajanadarśanā |
utpathaiḥ kramaśo yāntī kuśakaṇṭakavikṣatā || 194 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.194 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 (12.4.194). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kincid, Kincit, Ucchu, Asta, Nirasta, Janat, Arsha, Nri, Utpatha, Kramashah, Kramashas, Yantin, Yanti, Kushaka, Kavi, Kshata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.194). 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: “tataḥ sā kiṃciducchvastā nirastajanadarśanā ”
- tataḥ -
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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]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kiñcid -
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kiñcid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kiñcit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]kiñcit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ucchva -
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ucchu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ucchu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ucchu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- astā* -
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asta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]astā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nirasta -
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nirasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janad -
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janat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]janat (noun, masculine)[compound]janat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√jan -> janat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative single from √jan class 2 verb]
- arśa -
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arśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nā -
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nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “utpathaiḥ kramaśo yāntī kuśakaṇṭakavikṣatā ”
- utpathaiḥ -
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utpatha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]utpatha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- kramaśo* -
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kramaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kramaśas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yāntī -
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yāntī (noun, masculine)[compound]yāntī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]yāntin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kuśakaṇ -
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kuśaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuśaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ṭa -
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ṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kavi -
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kavi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kavi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kavi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣatā -
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kṣatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kṣan -> kṣatā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kṣan class 8 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.194
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 12.4.194 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ সা কিংচিদুচ্ছ্বস্তা নিরস্তজনদর্শনা ।
উত্পথৈঃ ক্রমশো যান্তী কুশকণ্টকবিক্ষতা ॥ ১৯৪ ॥