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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 12.5.190
द्रुतं गत्वा प्रियैर् वाक्यैर् अनुनीय निवार्य च ।
मरणात्कारणं तत्र पुरुषं तं स पृष्टवान् ॥ १९० ॥
drutaṃ gatvā priyair vākyair anunīya nivārya ca |
maraṇātkāraṇaṃ tatra puruṣaṃ taṃ sa pṛṣṭavān || 190 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.190 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 (12.5.190). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Drutam, Druta, Priya, Vakya, Anu, Nivarya, Marana, Karana, Tatra, Purusha, Prishtavat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.190). 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: “drutaṃ gatvā priyair vākyair anunīya nivārya ca ”
- drutam -
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drutam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]druta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]druta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]drutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- priyair -
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priya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]priya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vākyair -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √vak class 1 verb]
- anunī -
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anu (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anuni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- nivārya -
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nivārya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nivārya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “maraṇātkāraṇaṃ tatra puruṣaṃ taṃ sa pṛṣṭavān ”
- maraṇāt -
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maraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- kāraṇam -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- puruṣam -
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puruṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puruṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puruṣā (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]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pṛṣṭavān -
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√pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]√praś -> pṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]pṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.190
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 12.5.190 in Bengali sript:
দ্রুতং গত্বা প্রিযৈর্ বাক্যৈর্ অনুনীয নিবার্য চ ।
মরণাত্কারণং তত্র পুরুষং তং স পৃষ্টবান্ ॥ ১৯০ ॥