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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 18.5.66
ओंकारपीठतो गत्वा दूरे ऽरण्ये ददर्श सः ।
क्रीडन्तीः कन्यका बह्वीः पृच्छति स्म ततश् च ताः ॥ ६६ ॥
oṃkārapīṭhato gatvā dūre 'raṇye dadarśa saḥ |
krīḍantīḥ kanyakā bahvīḥ pṛcchati sma tataś ca tāḥ || 66 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.66 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 (18.5.66). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Onkarapitha, Tas, Dure, Dura, Aranya, Sah, Kridanti, Kanyaka, Bahvi, Pricchat, Sma, Tatah, Tad, Tata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.66). 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: “oṃkārapīṭhato gatvā dūre 'raṇye dadarśa saḥ ”
- oṅkārapīṭha -
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oṅkārapīṭha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]oṅkārapīṭha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- to* -
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tas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- dūre' -
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dūre (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dūra (noun, masculine)[locative single]dūra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]dūrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- araṇye -
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araṇya (noun, masculine)[locative single]araṇya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]araṇyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√raṇ (verb class 1)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 10)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 4)[imperfect passive first single]√raṇ (verb class 0)[imperfect passive first single]
- dadarśa -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “krīḍantīḥ kanyakā bahvīḥ pṛcchati sma tataś ca tāḥ ”
- krīḍantīḥ -
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√krīḍ -> krīḍantī (participle, feminine)[accusative plural from √krīḍ class 1 verb]krīḍantī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]krīḍantī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- kanyakā* -
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kanyaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahvīḥ -
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bahvī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- pṛcchati -
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√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]pṛcchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pṛcchat (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛcchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√praś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- tataś -
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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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.5.66
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 18.5.66 in Bengali sript:
ওংকারপীঠতো গত্বা দূরে ঽরণ্যে দদর্শ সঃ ।
ক্রীডন্তীঃ কন্যকা বহ্বীঃ পৃচ্ছতি স্ম ততশ্ চ তাঃ ॥ ৬৬ ॥