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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 17.5.56
यावद्दिग्विश्रुतं गत्वा तत्र यागं समारभे ।
प्रेषयामि च वो दूतं शिष्यमेतं दृढव्रतम् ॥ ५६ ॥
yāvaddigviśrutaṃ gatvā tatra yāgaṃ samārabhe |
preṣayāmi ca vo dūtaṃ śiṣyametaṃ dṛḍhavratam || 56 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.56 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 (17.5.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yavat, Dish, Vishruta, Tatra, Yaga, Sama, Presha, Yami, Yamin, Yushmad, Duta, Shishya, Eta, Esha, Dridhavrata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.56). 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: “yāvaddigviśrutaṃ gatvā tatra yāgaṃ samārabhe ”
- yāvad -
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yāvat (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yāvat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yāvat (noun, masculine)[compound]yāvat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dig -
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diś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- viśrutam -
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viśruta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśruta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśrutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yāgam -
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yāga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- samā -
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sama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]samā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√sam (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]samā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- arabhe -
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√rabh (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- Line 2: “preṣayāmi ca vo dūtaṃ śiṣyametaṃ dṛḍhavratam ”
- preṣa -
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preṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√preṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- yāmi -
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yāmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vo* -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- dūtam -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śiṣyam -
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śiṣya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śiṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śiṣyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative single from √śās class 2 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]√śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dṛḍhavratam -
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dṛḍhavrata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛḍhavrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛḍhavratā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.56
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 17.5.56 in Bengali sript:
যাবদ্দিগ্বিশ্রুতং গত্বা তত্র যাগং সমারভে ।
প্রেষযামি চ বো দূতং শিষ্যমেতং দৃঢব্রতম্ ॥ ৫৬ ॥