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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 12.8.171
ततश् चोपेत्य तं नत्वा पप्रच्छ नगराधिपः ।
मुक्तावलीयं भगवन् कुतस् ते शिष्यहस्तगा ॥ १७० ॥
tataś copetya taṃ natvā papraccha nagarādhipaḥ |
muktāvalīyaṃ bhagavan kutas te śiṣyahastagā || 170 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.171 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 (12.8.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Tap, Nagaradhipa, Muktavali, Iyam, Idam, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Kutah, Kuta, Yushmad, Shishya, Hastaga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.171). 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: “tataś copetya taṃ natvā papraccha nagarādhipaḥ ”
- tataś -
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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]
- copet -
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√cup (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- ya -
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- 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]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- natvā -
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√nam -> natvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √nam]
- papraccha -
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√praś (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- nagarādhipaḥ -
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nagarādhipa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “muktāvalīyaṃ bhagavan kutas te śiṣyahastagā ”
- muktāvalī -
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muktāvali (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]muktāvalī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- bhagavan -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhagavan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- kutas -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative 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]
- śiṣya -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√śās -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śās]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śiṣ]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- hastagā -
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hastagā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.171
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 12.8.171 in Bengali sript:
ততশ্ চোপেত্য তং নত্বা পপ্রচ্ছ নগরাধিপঃ ।
মুক্তাবলীযং ভগবন্ কুতস্ তে শিষ্যহস্তগা ॥ ১৭০ ॥