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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 12.30.18
तद् एतं प्रेतम् आश्लिष्य विद्वन् वद करोषि किम् ।
इत्याद्य् अबोधयन् वृद्धा मिलितास् तं द्विजं ततः ॥ १८ ॥
tad etaṃ pretam āśliṣya vidvan vada karoṣi kim |
ityādy abodhayan vṛddhā militās taṃ dvijaṃ tataḥ || 18 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.30.18 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 (12.30.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Tat, Eta, Esha, Preta, Vidvan, Vidvas, Vada, Kim, Vriddha, Milita, Dvija, Tatah, Tata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.30.18). 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 etaṃ pretam āśliṣya vidvan vada karoṣi kim ”
- 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]
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pretam -
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preta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]preta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pretā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pre (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- śliṣya -
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√śliṣ -> śliṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śliṣ]√śliṣ -> śliṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √śliṣ]√śliṣ (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- vidvan -
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vidvan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]vidvan (noun, neuter)[vocative single]vidvas (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√vid -> vidvas (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vid class 2 verb]
- vada -
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vada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- karoṣi -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active second single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “ityādy abodhayan vṛddhā militās taṃ dvijaṃ tataḥ ”
- Cannot analyse ityādy*ab
- abodhayan -
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√budh (verb class 0)[imperfect active third plural]
- vṛddhā* -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vṛddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]√vṛdh -> vṛddhā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- militās -
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milita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]militā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mil -> milita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √mil class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mil class 6 verb]√mil -> militā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √mil class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mil class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mil class 6 verb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dvijam -
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dvija (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvija (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvijā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.30.18
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 12.30.18 in Bengali sript:
তদ্ এতং প্রেতম্ আশ্লিষ্য বিদ্বন্ বদ করোষি কিম্ ।
ইত্যাদ্য্ অবোধযন্ বৃদ্ধা মিলিতাস্ তং দ্বিজং ততঃ ॥ ১৮ ॥