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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 12.29.25
आहृत्य रक्ष्यमाणापि यत्नेनान्तविरागिणी ।
असन्मैत्री च वेश्या च श्रीश् च कस्य कदा स्थिरा ॥ २५ ॥
āhṛtya rakṣyamāṇāpi yatnenāntavirāgiṇī |
asanmaitrī ca veśyā ca śrīś ca kasya kadā sthirā || 25 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.29.25 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 (12.29.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ahritya, Rakshyamana, Api, Yatna, Anta, Viragini, Viragin, Viragi, Etri, Veshi, Veshya, Shri, Kah, Kim, Kada, Sthira,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.29.25). 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: “āhṛtya rakṣyamāṇāpi yatnenāntavirāgiṇī ”
- āhṛtya -
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āhṛtya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āhṛtya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āhṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rakṣyamāṇā -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[compound from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)[compound from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rakṣ]√rakṣ -> rakṣyamāṇā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- yatnenā -
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yatna (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- anta -
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anta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- virāgiṇī -
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virāgiṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]virāgin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]virāgī (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “asanmaitrī ca veśyā ca śrīś ca kasya kadā sthirā ”
- asanmai -
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√san (verb class 8)[imperfect active first plural]
- etrī -
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etrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veśyā -
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veśi (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]veśī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]veśyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 6 verb], [nominative single from √viś]√viś -> veśyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √viś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √viś]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrīś -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative plural]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kadā -
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kadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]kadā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sthirā -
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sthirā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.29.25
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 12.29.25 in Bengali sript:
আহৃত্য রক্ষ্যমাণাপি যত্নেনান্তবিরাগিণী ।
অসন্মৈত্রী চ বেশ্যা চ শ্রীশ্ চ কস্য কদা স্থিরা ॥ ২৫ ॥