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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 12.8.50
आत्तदीप्तचितालातलक्षितेन पथात्र सः ।
गत्वा तमसि तं प्राप कथंचिच् छिंशपातरुम् ॥ ४९ ॥
āttadīptacitālātalakṣitena pathātra saḥ |
gatvā tamasi taṃ prāpa kathaṃcic chiṃśapātarum || 49 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.50 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 (12.8.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atta, Dipta, Cit, Cita, Alata, Lakshita, Patha, Sah, Tamas, Prapa, Katham, Katha, Chi, Shapa, Aru,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.50). 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: “āttadīptacitālātalakṣitena pathātra saḥ ”
- ātta -
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ātta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ātta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural]
- dīpta -
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dīpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dīpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- citā -
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cita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cit (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]cit (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]cit (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]citā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- alāta -
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alāta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√lā (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural]
- lakṣitena -
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lakṣita (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]lakṣita (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√lakṣ -> lakṣita (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣita (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- pathāt -
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patha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “gatvā tamasi taṃ prāpa kathaṃcic chiṃśapātarum ”
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- tamasi -
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tamas (noun, neuter)[locative 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]
- prāpa -
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prāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kathañ -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cic -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- chiṃ -
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chi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śapāt -
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śapa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- arum -
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aru (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.50
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 12.8.50 in Bengali sript:
আত্তদীপ্তচিতালাতলক্ষিতেন পথাত্র সঃ ।
গত্বা তমসি তং প্রাপ কথংচিচ্ ছিংশপাতরুম্ ॥ ৪৯ ॥