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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 12.7.12
मृगाङ्कदत्त इत्यस्ति तस्योत्तमगुणः सुतः ।
तस्य प्रचण्डशक्त्याख्यो भृत्यो ऽहं शुभजन्मनः ॥ १२ ॥
mṛgāṅkadatta ityasti tasyottamaguṇaḥ sutaḥ |
tasya pracaṇḍaśaktyākhyo bhṛtyo 'haṃ śubhajanmanaḥ || 12 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.12 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 (12.7.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mrigankadatta, Iti, Itya, Asti, Tad, Uttama, Guna, Sut, Suta, Pracandashakti, Akhya, Bhritya, Bhriti, Aha, Asmad, Shubha, Janman,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.12). 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: “mṛgāṅkadatta ityasti tasyottamaguṇaḥ sutaḥ ”
- mṛgāṅkadatta* -
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mṛgāṅkadatta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- tasyo -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- uttama -
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uttama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- guṇaḥ -
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guṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sutaḥ -
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sut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]suta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- Line 2: “tasya pracaṇḍaśaktyākhyo bhṛtyo 'haṃ śubhajanmanaḥ ”
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- pracaṇḍaśaktyā -
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pracaṇḍaśakti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ākhyo* -
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ākhyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ākhya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhṛtyo' -
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bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bhṛtī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhṛtī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- śubha -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śubh (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- janmanaḥ -
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janman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.7.12
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 12.7.12 in Bengali sript:
মৃগাঙ্কদত্ত ইত্যস্তি তস্যোত্তমগুণঃ সুতঃ ।
তস্য প্রচণ্ডশক্ত্যাখ্যো ভৃত্যো ঽহং শুভজন্মনঃ ॥ ১২ ॥