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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 12.32.28
यः श्लोकमात्रम् अप्य् अस्याः कथयिष्यति सादरः ।
यो वा श्रोष्यति तौ सद्यो मुक्तपापौ भविष्यतः ॥ २८ ॥
yaḥ ślokamātram apy asyāḥ kathayiṣyati sādaraḥ |
yo vā śroṣyati tau sadyo muktapāpau bhaviṣyataḥ || 28 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.32.28 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 (12.32.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Shlokamatra, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Kathayishyat, Sadara, Shroshyat, Sadyah, Sadya, Sadyas, Mukta, Papa, Bhavishyat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.32.28). 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: “yaḥ ślokamātram apy asyāḥ kathayiṣyati sādaraḥ ”
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ślokamātram -
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ślokamātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse apy*as
- asyāḥ -
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asi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]asī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- kathayiṣyati -
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√kath -> kathayiṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathayiṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath (verb class 10)[future active third single]
- sādaraḥ -
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sādara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yo vā śroṣyati tau sadyo muktapāpau bhaviṣyataḥ ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śroṣyati -
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√śru -> śroṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śroṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śru class 5 verb]śroṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]śroṣyat (noun, feminine)[locative single]śroṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√śru (verb class 5)[future active third single]
- tau -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- sadyo* -
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sadyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sadyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sadya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mukta -
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mukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 6 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muc class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]√muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √muj class 1 verb]
- pāpau -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhaviṣyataḥ -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]√bhū (verb class 1)[future active third dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.32.28
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 12.32.28 in Bengali sript:
যঃ শ্লোকমাত্রম্ অপ্য্ অস্যাঃ কথযিষ্যতি সাদরঃ ।
যো বা শ্রোষ্যতি তৌ সদ্যো মুক্তপাপৌ ভবিষ্যতঃ ॥ ২৮ ॥