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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 17.4.38
त्वाम् एव सखि चिन्वाना चिरं भ्रान्तास्मि तत्त्वया ।
चित्रं किं छाद्यते दृष्टं मया चित्रमथ श्रुतम् ॥ ३८ ॥
tvām eva sakhi cinvānā ciraṃ bhrāntāsmi tattvayā |
citraṃ kiṃ chādyate dṛṣṭaṃ mayā citramatha śrutam || 38 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.4.38 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 (17.4.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tva, Yushmad, Eva, Sakhi, Ciram, Cira, Bhranta, Tattva, Citram, Citra, Kim, Drishta, Maya, Asmad, Atha, Shrut, Shruta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.4.38). 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: “tvām eva sakhi cinvānā ciraṃ bhrāntāsmi tattvayā ”
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sakhi -
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sakhi (noun, masculine)[adverb]sakhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- cinvā -
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√ci (verb class 5)[imperative active second single]
- ānā -
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- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhrāntā -
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bhrānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhrānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhrāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- tattva -
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tattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā -
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yā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “citraṃ kiṃ chādyate dṛṣṭaṃ mayā citramatha śrutam ”
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- chādyate -
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√chad (verb class 0)[present passive third single]
- dṛṣṭam -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- śrutam -
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śruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śrut (noun, feminine)[accusative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śruta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śru class 5 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.4.38
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 17.4.38 in Bengali sript:
ত্বাম্ এব সখি চিন্বানা চিরং ভ্রান্তাস্মি তত্ত্বযা ।
চিত্রং কিং ছাদ্যতে দৃষ্টং মযা চিত্রমথ শ্রুতম্ ॥ ৩৮ ॥