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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 12.14.94
ततः सा कन्यकावादीद् देव मा स्मैवम् आदिश ।
न विडम्बनशीलाहं का वा पूज्ये विडम्बना ॥ ९४ ॥
tataḥ sā kanyakāvādīd deva mā smaivam ādiśa |
na viḍambanaśīlāhaṃ kā vā pūjye viḍambanā || 94 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.14.94 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 (12.14.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Kanyaka, Deva, Asmad, Sma, Sman, Evam, Eva, Adi, Adin, Sha, Vidambana, Shil, Shila, Aha, Pujya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.14.94). 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 sā kanyakāvādīd deva mā smaivam ādiśa ”
- 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]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kanyakā -
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kanyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanyaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kanyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- avādīd -
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√vad (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- smai -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]smā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- 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]
- ādi -
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ādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śa -
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śa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “na viḍambanaśīlāhaṃ kā vā pūjye viḍambanā ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- viḍambana -
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viḍambana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]viḍambana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīlā -
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śīla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śīla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śīl (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śīlā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śīl (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pūjye -
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pūjya (noun, masculine)[locative single]pūjya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]pūjyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [locative single from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj -> pūjyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pūj class 10 verb]√pūj (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√pūj (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- viḍambanā -
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viḍambanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.14.94
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 12.14.94 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ সা কন্যকাবাদীদ্ দেব মা স্মৈবম্ আদিশ ।
ন বিডম্বনশীলাহং কা বা পূজ্যে বিডম্বনা ॥ ৯৪ ॥