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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 12.5.321
यदि व्रजामि शरणं शंभुं शौरिमथात्र तम् ।
को ऽहं तयोर् ययोर् देवा मुनयो ऽन्ये च सेवकाः ॥ ३२१ ॥
yadi vrajāmi śaraṇaṃ śaṃbhuṃ śaurimathātra tam |
ko 'haṃ tayor yayor devā munayo 'nye ca sevakāḥ || 321 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.321 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 (12.5.321). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yadi, Yad, Sharana, Shambhu, Shauri, Atha, Atra, Kah, Aha, Asmad, Tad, Yayu, Yah, Yat, Deva, Muni, Munaya, Anya, Sevaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.321). 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: “yadi vrajāmi śaraṇaṃ śaṃbhuṃ śaurimathātra tam ”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vrajāmi -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śambhum -
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śambhu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]śambhu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śaurim -
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śauri (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- Line 2: “ko 'haṃ tayor yayor devā munayo 'nye ca sevakāḥ ”
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- tayor -
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ta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]sā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- yayor -
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yayu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yayu (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ya (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yat (pronoun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- munayo' -
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muni (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]munaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- anye -
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anya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sevakāḥ -
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sevaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sevakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.321
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 12.5.321 in Bengali sript:
যদি ব্রজামি শরণং শংভুং শৌরিমথাত্র তম্ ।
কো ঽহং তযোর্ যযোর্ দেবা মুনযো ঽন্যে চ সেবকাঃ ॥ ৩২১ ॥