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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 18.2.203
तद्दीदृग्द्यूतकाराणां मायासाहसयोर् गतिः ।
तदग्निशिख वेताल किं चित्रं कितवेन यत् ॥ २०३ ॥
taddīdṛgdyūtakārāṇāṃ māyāsāhasayor gatiḥ |
tadagniśikha vetāla kiṃ citraṃ kitavena yat || 203 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.203 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 (18.2.203). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Tat, Idrish, Dyutakara, Maya, Asahasa, Gati, Agnishikha, Vetala, Kim, Citram, Citra, Kitava, Yat, Yad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.203). 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: “taddīdṛgdyūtakārāṇāṃ māyāsāhasayor gatiḥ ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dī -
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dī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- īdṛg -
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īdṛś (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dyūtakārāṇām -
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dyūtakāra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- māyā -
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māya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]māya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√mā -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mā]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]√man -> māya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]ma (noun, masculine)[dative single]ma (noun, neuter)[dative single]māyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- asāhasayor -
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asāhasa (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- gatiḥ -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “tadagniśikha vetāla kiṃ citraṃ kitavena yat ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- agniśikha -
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agniśikha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agniśikha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vetāla -
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vetāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- citram -
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citram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]citra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]citra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]citrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kitavena -
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kitava (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.203
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 18.2.203 in Bengali sript:
তদ্দীদৃগ্দ্যূতকারাণাং মাযাসাহসযোর্ গতিঃ ।
তদগ্নিশিখ বেতাল কিং চিত্রং কিতবেন যত্ ॥ ২০৩ ॥