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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 12.31.31
तात मैवम् अभार्यं हि शून्यं गृहपतेर् गृहम् ।
अन्यच् च मूलदेवोक्ता गाथा किं न श्रुता त्वया ॥ ३१ ॥
tāta maivam abhāryaṃ hi śūnyaṃ gṛhapater gṛham |
anyac ca mūladevoktā gāthā kiṃ na śrutā tvayā || 31 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.31 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 (12.31.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tata, Asmad, Evam, Eva, Bharya, Shunya, Grihapati, Grih, Ani, Anya, Muladeva, Ukta, Gatha, Kim, Shrut, Shruta, Tva, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.31). 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: “tāta maivam abhāryaṃ hi śūnyaṃ gṛhapater gṛham ”
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mai -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāryam -
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bhārya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhārya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √bhṛ], [accusative single from √bhṛ]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- śūnyam -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śūnya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gṛhapater -
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gṛhapati (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- gṛham -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[adverb]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]gṛh (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “anyac ca mūladevoktā gāthā kiṃ na śrutā tvayā ”
- anya -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]anya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√an -> anya (absolutive)[absolutive from √an]
- ac -
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ad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūladevo -
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mūladeva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uktā* -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
- gāthā -
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gāthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śrutā -
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śrut (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śrut (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]śrut (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śru -> śrutā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.31.31
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 12.31.31 in Bengali sript:
তাত মৈবম্ অভার্যং হি শূন্যং গৃহপতের্ গৃহম্ ।
অন্যচ্ চ মূলদেবোক্তা গাথা কিং ন শ্রুতা ত্বযা ॥ ৩১ ॥