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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 17.5.178
पश्यन्तो ऽपि वयं पूर्वं मायाच्छन्ना न लक्षिताः ।
लोकद्वयेश्वरेणेह दृष्टाः स्मो ऽद्य पुनस् त्वया ॥ १७८ ॥
paśyanto 'pi vayaṃ pūrvaṃ māyācchannā na lakṣitāḥ |
lokadvayeśvareṇeha dṛṣṭāḥ smo 'dya punas tvayā || 178 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.178 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 (17.5.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pashyat, Api, Vaya, Asmad, Purvam, Purva, Maya, Shanna, Lakshita, Lokadvaya, Ishvara, Iha, Drishta, Adya, Puna, Tva, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.178). 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: “paśyanto 'pi vayaṃ pūrvaṃ māyācchannā na lakṣitāḥ ”
- paśyanto' -
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paśyat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- māyācch -
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māya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]māya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√mā (verb class 2)[optative active third single]
- śannā* -
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śanna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śannā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śad -> śanna (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śad class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 6 verb]√śad -> śannā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śad class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śad class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √śad class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √śad class 6 verb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣitāḥ -
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lakṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]lakṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√lakṣ -> lakṣita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb]√lakṣ -> lakṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “lokadvayeśvareṇeha dṛṣṭāḥ smo 'dya punas tvayā ”
- lokadvaye -
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lokadvaya (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iśvareṇe -
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iśvara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]iśvara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dṛṣṭāḥ -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- smo' -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first plural]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- punas -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.5.178
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 17.5.178 in Bengali sript:
পশ্যন্তো ঽপি বযং পূর্বং মাযাচ্ছন্না ন লক্ষিতাঃ ।
লোকদ্বযেশ্বরেণেহ দৃষ্টাঃ স্মো ঽদ্য পুনস্ ত্বযা ॥ ১৭৮ ॥