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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 18.2.208
प्रावर्तत शिरश् छेत्तुम् आलेख्यपुरुषस्य यत् ।
तेन मे छेदम् आगच्छन् कण्ठो ऽभूत् स्रुतशोणितः ॥ २०८ ॥
prāvartata śiraś chettum ālekhyapuruṣasya yat |
tena me chedam āgacchan kaṇṭho 'bhūt srutaśoṇitaḥ || 208 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.208 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 (18.2.208). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prava, Rita, Shira, Shiras, Alekhyapurusha, Yat, Yad, Tad, Tena, Asmad, Cheda, Kantha, Sruta, Shonita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.208). 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: “prāvartata śiraś chettum ālekhyapuruṣasya yat ”
- prāvar -
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prāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prāvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√prā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- ṛta -
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ṛta (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]ṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- śiraś -
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śiras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śira (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- chettum -
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√chid -> chettum (infinitive)[infinitive from √chid]√chid -> chettum (infinitive)[infinitive from √chid]
- ālekhyapuruṣasya -
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ālekhyapuruṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive 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]
- Line 2: “tena me chedam āgacchan kaṇṭho 'bhūt srutaśoṇitaḥ ”
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- 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]
- chedam -
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cheda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cheda (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chedā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āgac -
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√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- chan -
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- kaṇṭho' -
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kaṇṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- sruta -
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sruta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sruta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sru -> sruta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sru class 1 verb]√sru -> sruta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sru class 1 verb]
- śoṇitaḥ -
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śoṇita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.208
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 18.2.208 in Bengali sript:
প্রাবর্তত শিরশ্ ছেত্তুম্ আলেখ্যপুরুষস্য যত্ ।
তেন মে ছেদম্ আগচ্ছন্ কণ্ঠো ঽভূত্ স্রুতশোণিতঃ ॥ ২০৮ ॥