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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 12.32.17
नाहं जानामि तत् पूर्वं प्रदर्शयतु मे भवान् ।
ततस् तथैव तद् अहं करिष्ये भगवन्न् इति ॥ १७ ॥
nāhaṃ jānāmi tat pūrvaṃ pradarśayatu me bhavān |
tatas tathaiva tad ahaṃ kariṣye bhagavann iti || 17 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.32.17 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 (12.32.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Naha, Tat, Tad, Purvam, Purva, Pra, Asmad, Bhava, Bhavant, Tatah, Tata, Tatha, Aha, Karishya, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.32.17). 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: “nāhaṃ jānāmi tat pūrvaṃ pradarśayatu me bhavān ”
- nāham -
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nāha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- jānāmi -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active first single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- darśayatu -
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√dṛś (verb class 0)[imperative active third single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bhavān -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tatas tathaiva tad ahaṃ kariṣye bhagavann iti ”
- 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]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- 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]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- kariṣye -
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kariṣya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kariṣya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kariṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṛ (verb class 1)[future middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[future middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[future middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[future middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[future middle first single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[future middle first single]√kṝ (verb class 5)[future middle first single]√kṝ (verb class 9)[future middle first single]
- bhagavann -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhagavan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.32.17
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 12.32.17 in Bengali sript:
নাহং জানামি তত্ পূর্বং প্রদর্শযতু মে ভবান্ ।
ততস্ তথৈব তদ্ অহং করিষ্যে ভগবন্ন্ ইতি ॥ ১৭ ॥