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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 12.31.1
ततस् तां तिमिरश्यामां चिताग्निज्वलितेक्षणाम् ।
स्मशाने भीषणे तस्मिन् वीरो रजनिराक्षसीम् ॥ १ ॥
tatas tāṃ timiraśyāmāṃ citāgnijvalitekṣaṇām |
smaśāne bhīṣaṇe tasmin vīro rajanirākṣasīm || 1 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.1 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 (12.31.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Timira, Shyama, Jvalitri, Jvalita, Ikshana, Sma, Shana, Shani, Bhishana, Vira, Rajanirakshasi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.1). 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: “tatas tāṃ timiraśyāmāṃ citāgnijvalitekṣaṇām ”
- tatas -
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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]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- timira -
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timira (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]timira (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyāmām -
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śyāmā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- citāgni -
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citāgni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- jvalite -
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jvalita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]jvalita (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)[compound from √jval]√jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)[compound from √jval]jvalitṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]jvalitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√jval -> jvalita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [locative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval], [locative single from √jval]√jval -> jvalita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [locative single from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jval], [vocative single from √jval], [vocative dual from √jval], [accusative dual from √jval], [locative single from √jval]√jval -> jvalitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jval class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √jval class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jval], [nominative dual from √jval], [vocative single from √jval], [vocative dual from √jval], [accusative dual from √jval]√jval (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- īkṣaṇā -
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īkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īkṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “smaśāne bhīṣaṇe tasmin vīro rajanirākṣasīm ”
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- śāne -
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śāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]śāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- bhīṣaṇe -
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bhīṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhīṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhīṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tasmin -
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tad (noun, neuter)[locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- vīro* -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rajanirākṣasīm -
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rajanirākṣasī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.1
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 12.31.1 in Bengali sript:
ততস্ তাং তিমিরশ্যামাং চিতাগ্নিজ্বলিতেক্ষণাম্ ।
স্মশানে ভীষণে তস্মিন্ বীরো রজনিরাক্ষসীম্ ॥ ১ ॥