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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 12.8.45
विचित्य चात्र तं प्राप्य भिक्षुं वटतरोर् अधः ।
कुर्वाणं मण्डलन्यासम् उपसृत्य जगाद सः ॥ ४४ ॥
vicitya cātra taṃ prāpya bhikṣuṃ vaṭataror adhaḥ |
kurvāṇaṃ maṇḍalanyāsam upasṛtya jagāda saḥ || 44 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.45 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 (12.8.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vicitya, Prapya, Bhikshu, Rora, Dha, Kurvana, Mandalanyasa, Upasritya, Sah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.45). 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: “vicitya cātra taṃ prāpya bhikṣuṃ vaṭataror adhaḥ ”
- vicitya -
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vicitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vicitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (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]
- prāpya -
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prāpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhikṣum -
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bhikṣu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vaṭata -
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√vaṭ (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- rora -
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rora (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhaḥ -
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dha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dhā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “kurvāṇaṃ maṇḍalanyāsam upasṛtya jagāda saḥ ”
- kurvāṇam -
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kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kurvāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kurvāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- maṇḍalanyāsam -
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maṇḍalanyāsa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- upasṛtya -
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upasṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jagāda -
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√gad (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.45
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 12.8.45 in Bengali sript:
বিচিত্য চাত্র তং প্রাপ্য ভিক্ষুং বটতরোর্ অধঃ ।
কুর্বাণং মণ্ডলন্যাসম্ উপসৃত্য জগাদ সঃ ॥ ৪৪ ॥