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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 12.8.118
ततः पद्मावती सा तां वृद्धाम् एवम् अभाषत ।
स्पष्टेन हस्तिरुद्धेन गन्तुं युक्तं न ते पथा ॥ ११७ ॥
tataḥ padmāvatī sā tāṃ vṛddhām evam abhāṣata |
spaṣṭena hastiruddhena gantuṃ yuktaṃ na te pathā || 117 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.118 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 (12.8.118). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Padmavati, Vriddha, Evam, Eva, Spashta, Hastin, Hasti, Ruddha, Gantu, Yuktam, Yukta, Yushmad, Pathin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.118). 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: “tataḥ padmāvatī sā tāṃ vṛddhām evam abhāṣata ”
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- padmāvatī -
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padmāvatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vṛddhām -
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vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- abhāṣata -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[imperfect middle third single]
- Line 2: “spaṣṭena hastiruddhena gantuṃ yuktaṃ na te pathā ”
- spaṣṭena -
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spaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]spaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √spaś class 1 verb]√spaś -> spaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √spaś class 1 verb]
- hasti -
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hastin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]hastin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hastī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]hastī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]hastī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ruddhena -
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ruddha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ruddha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √rudh class 1 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental single from √rudh class 7 verb]√rudh -> ruddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental single from √rudh class 7 verb]
- gantum -
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√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]gantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yuktam -
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yuktam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]√yuj -> yukta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb], [accusative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- pathā -
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pathin (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.118
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 12.8.118 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ পদ্মাবতী সা তাং বৃদ্ধাম্ এবম্ অভাষত ।
স্পষ্টেন হস্তিরুদ্ধেন গন্তুং যুক্তং ন তে পথা ॥ ১১৭ ॥