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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 18.4.188
यो न दास्यति भिक्षां ते याचितस् तस्य यास्यति ।
शतधा शिर इत्य् उक्ते राक्षसेन च साब्रवीत् ॥ १८८ ॥
yo na dāsyati bhikṣāṃ te yācitas tasya yāsyati |
śatadhā śira ity ukte rākṣasena ca sābravīt || 188 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.188 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 (18.4.188). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Bhiksha, Tad, Yushmad, Yacitri, Yacita, Yasyat, Shatadha, Ukta, Ukti, Rakshasa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.188). 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: “yo na dāsyati bhikṣāṃ te yācitas tasya yāsyati ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dāsyati -
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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]
- bhikṣām -
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bhikṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative 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]
- yācitas -
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yācitṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yācita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yāc -> yācita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yāc class 1 verb]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- yāsyati -
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√yā -> yāsyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā -> yāsyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √yā class 2 verb]√yā (verb class 2)[future active third single]
- Line 2: “śatadhā śira ity ukte rākṣasena ca sābravīt ”
- śatadhā -
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śatadhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- śira* -
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- Cannot analyse ity*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]
- rākṣasena -
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rākṣasa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rākṣasa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.188
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 18.4.188 in Bengali sript:
যো ন দাস্যতি ভিক্ষাং তে যাচিতস্ তস্য যাস্যতি ।
শতধা শির ইত্য্ উক্তে রাক্ষসেন চ সাব্রবীত্ ॥ ১৮৮ ॥