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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 18.4.186
तच् छ्रुत्वा सहसोपेत्य रूपवत्य् अभ्यधाद् इदम् ।
मां खाद भक्षिते ह्य् अस्मिन् पत्यौ का मे गतिर् भवेत् ॥ १८६ ॥
tac chrutvā sahasopetya rūpavaty abhyadhād idam |
māṃ khāda bhakṣite hy asmin patyau kā me gatir bhavet || 186 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.186 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 (18.4.186). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sahasa, Sahas, Upetya, Abhi, Idam, Asmad, Khada, Bhakshita, Pati, Gati,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.186). 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: “tac chrutvā sahasopetya rūpavaty abhyadhād idam ”
- tac -
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- Cannot analyse chrutvā*sa
- sahaso -
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sahasā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sahasa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sahasa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sahas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sahasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upetya -
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upetya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upetya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse rūpavaty*ab
- abhya -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adhād -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist active third single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “māṃ khāda bhakṣite hy asmin patyau kā me gatir bhavet ”
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- khāda -
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khāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]khāda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√khād (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- bhakṣite -
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bhakṣita (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhakṣita (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhakṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, masculine)[locative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √bhakṣ], [vocative dual from √bhakṣ], [accusative dual from √bhakṣ], [locative single from √bhakṣ]√bhakṣ -> bhakṣitā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √bhakṣ], [vocative single from √bhakṣ], [vocative dual from √bhakṣ], [accusative dual from √bhakṣ]
- Cannot analyse hy*as
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- patyau -
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pati (noun, masculine)[locative single]patī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kā* -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative 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]
- gatir -
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gati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]gati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.186
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 18.4.186 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা সহসোপেত্য রূপবত্য্ অভ্যধাদ্ ইদম্ ।
মাং খাদ ভক্ষিতে হ্য্ অস্মিন্ পত্যৌ কা মে গতির্ ভবেত্ ॥ ১৮৬ ॥