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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 18.2.63
यद्येवं तत्त्वया ताभ्यां राक्षसाभ्यां हि खादिताः ।
कितवास्ते तवार्थे तौ राक्षसावद्म्य् अहं पुनः ॥ ६३ ॥
yadyevaṃ tattvayā tābhyāṃ rākṣasābhyāṃ hi khāditāḥ |
kitavāste tavārthe tau rākṣasāvadmy ahaṃ punaḥ || 63 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.63 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 (18.2.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yadi, Yad, Evam, Eva, Tattva, Tad, Rakshasa, Khadita, Kitava, Yushmad, Artha, Aha, Asmad, Puna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.63). 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: “yadyevaṃ tattvayā tābhyāṃ rākṣasābhyāṃ hi khāditāḥ ”
- yadye -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- 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]
- rākṣasābhyām -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]rākṣasa (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- khāditāḥ -
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khādita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]khāditā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√khād -> khādita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √khād class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √khād class 1 verb]√khād -> khāditā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √khād class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √khād class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √khād class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “kitavāste tavārthe tau rākṣasāvadmy ahaṃ punaḥ ”
- kitavās -
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kitava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- tavā -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
- arthe -
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artha (noun, masculine)[locative single]artha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√arth (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- tau -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse rākṣasāvadmy*ah
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.63
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 18.2.63 in Bengali sript:
যদ্যেবং তত্ত্বযা তাভ্যাং রাক্ষসাভ্যাং হি খাদিতাঃ ।
কিতবাস্তে তবার্থে তৌ রাক্ষসাবদ্ম্য্ অহং পুনঃ ॥ ৬৩ ॥