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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 12.25.28
तद् ईदृशः क्व गच्छामि नाग्नोपहतपांशुलः ।
पिता बन्धुः सुहृद् वापि दृष्ट्वा किं हि वदेन् मम ॥ २८ ॥
tad īdṛśaḥ kva gacchāmi nāgnopahatapāṃśulaḥ |
pitā bandhuḥ suhṛd vāpi dṛṣṭvā kiṃ hi vaden mama || 28 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.25.28 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 (12.25.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Tat, Idrish, Idrisha, Kva, Nri, Agna, Upahata, Pamshu, Las, Pitri, Bandhu, Suhrid, Vapi, Vapin, Kim, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.25.28). 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: “tad īdṛśaḥ kva gacchāmi nāgnopahatapāṃśulaḥ ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- īdṛśaḥ -
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īdṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gacchāmi -
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√gam (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- agno -
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agnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upahata -
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upahata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upahata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pāṃśu -
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pāṃśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pāṃśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pāṃśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- laḥ -
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las (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]las (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]la (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “pitā bandhuḥ suhṛd vāpi dṛṣṭvā kiṃ hi vaden mama ”
- pitā -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- bandhuḥ -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suhṛd -
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suhṛd (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]suhṛd (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- vāpi -
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vāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vāpī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vaden -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.25.28
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 12.25.28 in Bengali sript:
তদ্ ঈদৃশঃ ক্ব গচ্ছামি নাগ্নোপহতপাংশুলঃ ।
পিতা বন্ধুঃ সুহৃদ্ বাপি দৃষ্ট্বা কিং হি বদেন্ মম ॥ ২৮ ॥