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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 17.2.38
हते पितरि शक्ष्यामि न गन्तुं स्वपुरं पुनः ।
इत्य् उक्तवन्तं तं मन्त्री वृद्धो वक्ति स्म पैतृकः ॥ ३८ ॥
hate pitari śakṣyāmi na gantuṃ svapuraṃ punaḥ |
ity uktavantaṃ taṃ mantrī vṛddho vakti sma paitṛkaḥ || 38 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.38 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 (17.2.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Hata, Hati, Pitri, Gantu, Svapura, Puna, Uktavat, Tap, Mantri, Mantrin, Vriddha, Sma, Paitrika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.38). 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: “hate pitari śakṣyāmi na gantuṃ svapuraṃ punaḥ ”
- hate -
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hata (noun, masculine)[locative single]hata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]hati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√han -> hata (participle, masculine)[locative single from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hata (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [locative single from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb], [locative single from √han class 2 verb]√han -> hatā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √han class 1 verb], [vocative single from √han class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √han class 2 verb], [vocative single from √han class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √han class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √han class 2 verb]√han (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- pitari -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- śakṣyāmi -
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√śak (verb class 5)[future active first single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gantum -
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√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]√gam -> gantum (infinitive)[infinitive from √gam]gantu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- svapuram -
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svapura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “ity uktavantaṃ taṃ mantrī vṛddho vakti sma paitṛkaḥ ”
- Cannot analyse ity*uk
- uktavantam -
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uktavat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]√vac -> uktavat (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
- 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]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mantrī -
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mantrī (noun, masculine)[compound]mantrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]mantri (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mantrin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛddho* -
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vṛddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vṛdh -> vṛddha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vṛdh class 1 verb]
- vakti -
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vakti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√vac (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- paitṛkaḥ -
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paitṛka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.2.38
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 17.2.38 in Bengali sript:
হতে পিতরি শক্ষ্যামি ন গন্তুং স্বপুরং পুনঃ ।
ইত্য্ উক্তবন্তং তং মন্ত্রী বৃদ্ধো বক্তি স্ম পৈতৃকঃ ॥ ৩৮ ॥