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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 16.3.5
आसन्नृषभकाद्या हि पुरान्ये चक्रवर्तिनः ।
नानाविधैश् च दोषैस्ते ग्रस्ता नष्टाः श्रियश्च्युताः ॥ ५ ॥
āsannṛṣabhakādyā hi purānye cakravartinaḥ |
nānāvidhaiś ca doṣaiste grastā naṣṭāḥ śriyaścyutāḥ || 5 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.3.5 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 (16.3.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rishabhaka, Pura, Yah, Yat, Cakravartin, Cakravarti, Nanavidha, Dosha, Tad, Yushmad, Grasta, Nashta, Shri, Shriya, Cyuta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.3.5). 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: “āsannṛṣabhakādyā hi purānye cakravartinaḥ ”
- āsann -
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√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- ṛṣabhakād -
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ṛṣabhaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- purān -
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pura (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cakravartinaḥ -
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cakravartin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cakravartin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]cakravartī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “nānāvidhaiś ca doṣaiste grastā naṣṭāḥ śriyaścyutāḥ ”
- nānāvidhaiś -
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nānāvidha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]nānāvidha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- doṣais -
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doṣa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- 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]
- grastā* -
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grasta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]grastā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gras -> grasta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √gras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √gras class 1 verb]√gras -> grastā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √gras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √gras class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √gras class 1 verb]
- naṣṭāḥ -
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naṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]naṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 4 verb]√naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb]√naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √naś class 1 verb]
- śriyaś -
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śrī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śrī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]śriya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cyutāḥ -
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cyuta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cyutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.3.5
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 16.3.5 in Bengali sript:
আসন্নৃষভকাদ্যা হি পুরান্যে চক্রবর্তিনঃ ।
নানাবিধৈশ্ চ দোষৈস্তে গ্রস্তা নষ্টাঃ শ্রিযশ্চ্যুতাঃ ॥ ৫ ॥