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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 12.10.44
एकदा तत्र रात्रौ च स नृशंसश् चकार यत् ।
कथोपरोधतः शान्तम् अवाच्यम् अपि कथ्यते ॥ ४४ ॥
ekadā tatra rātrau ca sa nṛśaṃsaś cakāra yat |
kathoparodhataḥ śāntam avācyam api kathyate || 44 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.10.44 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 (12.10.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ekada, Tatra, Ratrau, Ratra, Nrishamsa, Cakara, Yat, Yad, Katha, Uparodha, Tas, Shanta, Avacya, Api,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.10.44). 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: “ekadā tatra rātrau ca sa nṛśaṃsaś cakāra yat ”
- ekadā -
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ekadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rātrau -
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rātrau (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rātra (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛśaṃsaś -
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nṛśaṃsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cakāra -
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cakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kathoparodhataḥ śāntam avācyam api kathyate ”
- katho -
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katha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]katha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uparodha -
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uparodha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śāntam -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- avācyam -
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avācya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]avācya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]avācyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- kathyate -
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√kath (verb class 10)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.10.44
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 12.10.44 in Bengali sript:
একদা তত্র রাত্রৌ চ স নৃশংসশ্ চকার যত্ ।
কথোপরোধতঃ শান্তম্ অবাচ্যম্ অপি কথ্যতে ॥ ৪৪ ॥