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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 12.33.34
ते हि वृक्षे ऽत्र भूतेन ग्रस्तास्तैश् च विना मम ।
का शशाङ्कवती किं च जीवितं तदलं भ्रमैः ॥ ३४ ॥
te hi vṛkṣe 'tra bhūtena grastāstaiś ca vinā mama |
kā śaśāṅkavatī kiṃ ca jīvitaṃ tadalaṃ bhramaiḥ || 34 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.33.34 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 (12.33.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Vriksha, Atra, Bhuta, Grastasta, Vina, Asmad, Shashankavati, Kim, Jivita, Tada, Bhrama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.33.34). 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: “te hi vṛkṣe 'tra bhūtena grastāstaiś ca vinā mama ”
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- vṛkṣe' -
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vṛkṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]vṛkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vṛkṣ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūtena -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- grastāstaiś -
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grastāsta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vinā* -
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vina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- Line 2: “kā śaśāṅkavatī kiṃ ca jīvitaṃ tadalaṃ bhramaiḥ ”
- kā -
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kā (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śaśāṅkavatī -
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śaśāṅkavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative 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]
- jīvitam -
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jīvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jīvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jīvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]√jīv -> jīvita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √jīv class 1 verb], [accusative single from √jīv class 1 verb]
- tada -
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tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lam -
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la (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhramaiḥ -
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bhrama (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.33.34
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 12.33.34 in Bengali sript:
তে হি বৃক্ষে ঽত্র ভূতেন গ্রস্তাস্তৈশ্ চ বিনা মম ।
কা শশাঙ্কবতী কিং চ জীবিতং তদলং ভ্রমৈঃ ॥ ৩৪ ॥