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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 18.4.187
भिक्षा ते गतिरित्य् उक्ते रक्षसा साप्य् उवाच तम् ।
को मे भिक्षां महासत्त्व दास्यतीह स्त्रिया इति ॥ १८७ ॥
bhikṣā te gatirity ukte rakṣasā sāpy uvāca tam |
ko me bhikṣāṃ mahāsattva dāsyatīha striyā iti || 187 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.187 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 (18.4.187). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhiksha, Tad, Yushmad, Ukta, Ukti, Rakshas, Rakshasa, Kah, Asmad, Mahasattva, Iha, Stri, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.187). 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: “bhikṣā te gatirity ukte rakṣasā sāpy uvāca tam ”
- bhikṣā -
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bhikṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- Cannot analyse gatirity*uk
- ukte -
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ukta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ukta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]uktā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ukti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [locative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [locative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> uktā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √vac class 3 verb]
- rakṣasā -
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rakṣas (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rakṣas (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]rakṣasā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse sāpy*uv
- uvāca -
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√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “ko me bhikṣāṃ mahāsattva dāsyatīha striyā iti ”
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- bhikṣām -
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bhikṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mahāsattva -
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mahāsattva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahāsattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāsyatī -
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√dā (verb class 1)[future active third single]√dā (verb class 3)[future active third single]√dā (verb class 2)[future active third single]√dā (verb class 4)[future active third single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- striyā* -
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strī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.187
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 18.4.187 in Bengali sript:
ভিক্ষা তে গতিরিত্য্ উক্তে রক্ষসা সাপ্য্ উবাচ তম্ ।
কো মে ভিক্ষাং মহাসত্ত্ব দাস্যতীহ স্ত্রিযা ইতি ॥ ১৮৭ ॥