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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 14.4.29
तस्यास्ति कपिला गेहे साक्षात्सुरभिर् उत्तमा ।
साद्य त्वां शरणं प्राप्तं रक्षिष्यति निशामिमाम् ॥ २९ ॥
tasyāsti kapilā gehe sākṣātsurabhir uttamā |
sādya tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptaṃ rakṣiṣyati niśāmimām || 29 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.4.29 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 (14.4.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Asti, Kapila, Geha, Sakshat, Saksha, Surabhi, Uttama, Sadya, Tva, Yushmad, Sharana, Prapta, Rakshishyat, Nish, Nisha, Iyam, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.4.29). 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: “tasyāsti kapilā gehe sākṣātsurabhir uttamā ”
- tasyā -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- kapilā* -
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kapila (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kapilā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gehe -
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geha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gehā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sākṣāt -
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sākṣāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sākṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sākṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- surabhir -
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surabhi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- uttamā -
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uttamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “sādya tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptaṃ rakṣiṣyati niśāmimām ”
- sādya -
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sādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sad -> sādya (participle, masculine)[compound from √sad]√sad -> sādya (participle, neuter)[compound from √sad]√svad -> sādya (participle, masculine)[compound from √svad]√svad -> sādya (participle, neuter)[compound from √svad]√sad -> sādya (absolutive)[absolutive from √sad]√svad -> sādya (absolutive)[absolutive from √svad]√sad -> sādya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sad]√sad -> sādya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sad class 6 verb], [vocative single from √sad]√svad -> sādya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √svad]√svad -> sādya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √svad]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- śaraṇam -
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śaraṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaraṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rakṣiṣyati -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣiṣyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ -> rakṣiṣyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- niśām -
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niś (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]niśā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- imām -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 14.4.29
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 14.4.29 in Bengali sript:
তস্যাস্তি কপিলা গেহে সাক্ষাত্সুরভির্ উত্তমা ।
সাদ্য ত্বাং শরণং প্রাপ্তং রক্ষিষ্যতি নিশামিমাম্ ॥ ২৯ ॥