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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 12.24.54
राजानस् तु मदाध्माता गजा इव निरङ्कुशाः ।
छिन्दन्ति धर्ममर्यादाशृङ्खलां विषयोन्मुखाः ॥ ५४ ॥
rājānas tu madādhmātā gajā iva niraṅkuśāḥ |
chindanti dharmamaryādāśṛṅkhalāṃ viṣayonmukhāḥ || 54 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.24.54 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 (12.24.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rajan, Rajana, Mada, Adhmata, Gaja, Iva, Nirankusha, Dharma, Arya, Shrinkhala, Vishayonmukha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.24.54). 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: “rājānas tu madādhmātā gajā iva niraṅkuśāḥ ”
- rājānas -
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rājan (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājāna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- madā -
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mada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]madā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ādhmātā* -
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ādhmāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ādhmātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gajā* -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gajā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- niraṅkuśāḥ -
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niraṅkuśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niraṅkuśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “chindanti dharmamaryādāśṛṅkhalāṃ viṣayonmukhāḥ ”
- chindanti -
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√chid (verb class 7)[present active third plural]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aryād -
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arya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]arya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śṛṅkhalām -
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śṛṅkhalā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- viṣayonmukhāḥ -
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viṣayonmukha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.24.54
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 12.24.54 in Bengali sript:
রাজানস্ তু মদাধ্মাতা গজা ইব নিরঙ্কুশাঃ ।
ছিন্দন্তি ধর্মমর্যাদাশৃঙ্খলাং বিষযোন্মুখাঃ ॥ ৫৪ ॥