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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 17.4.142
ततो ऽत्र सा राजसुता कान्तं विग्नं विलोक्य तम् ।
किं पूर्वानागतत्वान्मे खिन्नः स्यादित्यचिन्तयत् ॥ १४२ ॥
tato 'tra sā rājasutā kāntaṃ vignaṃ vilokya tam |
kiṃ pūrvānāgatatvānme khinnaḥ syādityacintayat || 142 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.4.142 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 (17.4.142). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Atra, Rajasuta, Kanta, Vigna, Vilokya, Kim, Purva, Agatatva, Asmad, Khinna, Syat, Sya, Iti, Itya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.4.142). 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: “tato 'tra sā rājasutā kāntaṃ vignaṃ vilokya tam ”
- tato' -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- rājasutā -
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rājasutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kāntam -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- vignam -
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vigna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vigna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vignā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vij -> vigna (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vij class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vij class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vij class 6 verb]√vij -> vigna (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vij class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vij class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vij class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vij class 3 verb], [nominative single from √vij class 6 verb], [accusative single from √vij class 6 verb]
- vilokya -
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vilokya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vilokya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- Line 2: “kiṃ pūrvānāgatatvānme khinnaḥ syādityacintayat ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- pūrvān -
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pūrva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- āgatatvān -
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āgatatva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- khinnaḥ -
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khinna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√khid -> khinna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative single from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative single from √khid class 7 verb]
- syād -
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syāt (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]syāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√as (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- itya -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]itya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]itya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> itya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]√i -> itya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> itya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- acintayat -
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√cint (verb class 10)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.4.142
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 17.4.142 in Bengali sript:
ততো ঽত্র সা রাজসুতা কান্তং বিগ্নং বিলোক্য তম্ ।
কিং পূর্বানাগতত্বান্মে খিন্নঃ স্যাদিত্যচিন্তযত্ ॥ ১৪২ ॥