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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 16.3.36
गत्वा कुवलयापीडं गजं तारावलोकतः ।
याचध्वं यदि तावत्तं युष्मभ्यं स प्रदास्यति ॥ ३६ ॥
gatvā kuvalayāpīḍaṃ gajaṃ tārāvalokataḥ |
yācadhvaṃ yadi tāvattaṃ yuṣmabhyaṃ sa pradāsyati || 36 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.3.36 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 (16.3.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kuvalayapida, Gaja, Taravaloka, Tas, Yadi, Yad, Tavat, Yushmad, Prada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.3.36). 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: “gatvā kuvalayāpīḍaṃ gajaṃ tārāvalokataḥ ”
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- kuvalayāpīḍam -
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kuvalayāpīḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- gajam -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gajā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tārāvaloka -
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tārāvaloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yācadhvaṃ yadi tāvattaṃ yuṣmabhyaṃ sa pradāsyati ”
- yācadhvam -
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√yāc (verb class 1)[imperative middle second plural]
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tāvat -
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tāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tāvat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]tāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yuṣmabhyam -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pradā -
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prada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pradā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyati -
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√as (verb class 4)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.3.36
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 16.3.36 in Bengali sript:
গত্বা কুবলযাপীডং গজং তারাবলোকতঃ ।
যাচধ্বং যদি তাবত্তং যুষ্মভ্যং স প্রদাস্যতি ॥ ৩৬ ॥