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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 17.6.59
मानुषौ नाद्य गृह्णीतः कन्ये मे प्रार्थितावपि ।
पूर्वं ये प्रार्थिते ताभ्यां दातुं नाङ्गीकृते मया ॥ ५९ ॥
mānuṣau nādya gṛhṇītaḥ kanye me prārthitāvapi |
pūrvaṃ ye prārthite tābhyāṃ dātuṃ nāṅgīkṛte mayā || 59 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.59 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 (17.6.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Manusha, Nadya, Kanya, Asmad, Prarthita, Api, Purvam, Purva, Yah, Yat, Tad, Datu, Nri, Angikrita, Angikriti, Maya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.59). 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: “mānuṣau nādya gṛhṇītaḥ kanye me prārthitāvapi ”
- mānuṣau -
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mānuṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nādya -
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nādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)[compound from √nad]√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)[compound from √nad]√nad -> nādya (absolutive)[absolutive from √nad]√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]
- gṛhṇītaḥ -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present active third dual]
- kanye -
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kanya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kanya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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]
- prārthitāva -
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prārthita (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
- Line 2: “pūrvaṃ ye prārthite tābhyāṃ dātuṃ nāṅgīkṛte mayā ”
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- prārthite -
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prārthita (noun, masculine)[locative single]prārthita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prārthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tābhyām -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- dātum -
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√dā -> dātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dā]√dā -> dātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dā]√dā -> dātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dā]√dā -> dātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dā]√dai -> dātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √dai]√de -> dātum (infinitive)[infinitive from √de]dātu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]dātu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aṅgīkṛte -
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aṅgīkṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]aṅgīkṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]aṅgīkṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṅgīkṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 17.6.59
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 17.6.59 in Bengali sript:
মানুষৌ নাদ্য গৃহ্ণীতঃ কন্যে মে প্রার্থিতাবপি ।
পূর্বং যে প্রার্থিতে তাভ্যাং দাতুং নাঙ্গীকৃতে মযা ॥ ৫৯ ॥