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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 18.4.218
ततो नीत्वैव मां वेदीम् आनीयालंकृतां सुताम् ।
गृहस्थो ऽत्र स विप्रस्तां मह्यं प्रादाद्यथाविधि ॥ २१८ ॥
tato nītvaiva māṃ vedīm ānīyālaṃkṛtāṃ sutām |
gṛhastho 'tra sa viprastāṃ mahyaṃ prādādyathāvidhi || 218 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.218 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 (18.4.218). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Asmad, Vedi, Alankrita, Sut, Suta, Grihastha, Atra, Vipra, Mahya, Pra, Prat, Adi, Adya, Adin, Atha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.218). 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: “tato nītvaiva māṃ vedīm ānīyālaṃkṛtāṃ sutām ”
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- nītvai -
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√nī -> nītvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √nī]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- mām -
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mā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- vedīm -
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vedī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ānī -
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āni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- iyā -
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ī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]ī (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- alaṅkṛtām -
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alaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- sutām -
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sut (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sut (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sutā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]√su -> sutā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> sutā (participle, feminine)[accusative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
- Line 2: “gṛhastho 'tra sa viprastāṃ mahyaṃ prādādyathāvidhi ”
- gṛhastho' -
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gṛhastha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vipras -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tām -
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tā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]sā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- prād -
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pra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√prā -> prāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √prā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √prā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √prā class 2 verb]
- ādya -
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ādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]ādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ad]√ad -> ādya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ad]√ad -> ādya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ad]
- athā -
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athā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- avidhi -
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avidhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.218
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 18.4.218 in Bengali sript:
ততো নীত্বৈব মাং বেদীম্ আনীযালংকৃতাং সুতাম্ ।
গৃহস্থো ঽত্র স বিপ্রস্তাং মহ্যং প্রাদাদ্যথাবিধি ॥ ২১৮ ॥