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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 2.5.189
ततः प्रत्यब्रवीत्सा तान्यदि न प्रत्ययो ऽस्ति वः ।
ललाटं प्रेक्ष्यतामेषां शुनः पादाङ्कितं मया ॥ १८९ ॥
tataḥ pratyabravītsā tānyadi na pratyayo 'sti vaḥ |
lalāṭaṃ prekṣyatāmeṣāṃ śunaḥ pādāṅkitaṃ mayā || 189 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.5.189 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 (2.5.189). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Prati, Tanya, Tani, Pratyaya, Asti, Yushmad, Lalata, Prekshin, Prekshya, Ish, Isha, Shuna, Shvan, Pada, Ankita, Maya, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.5.189). 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: “tataḥ pratyabravītsā tānyadi na pratyayo 'sti vaḥ ”
- tataḥ -
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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]
- pratya -
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prati (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]pratī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]pratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prati (Preverb)[Preverb]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tānya -
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tānī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]tānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tānī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 8 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 4 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]√tan -> tānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √tan class 1 verb]
- adi -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative single]ad (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratyayo' -
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pratyaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- vaḥ -
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va (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
- Line 2: “lalāṭaṃ prekṣyatāmeṣāṃ śunaḥ pādāṅkitaṃ mayā ”
- lalāṭam -
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lalāṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prekṣya -
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prekṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]prekṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]prekṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prekṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- atāme -
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√at (verb class 1)[imperative active first plural]
- iṣām -
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iṣ (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]iṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]iṣ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]iṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śunaḥ -
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śuna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]śvan (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- pādā -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṅkitam -
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aṅkita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aṅkita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aṅkitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.5.189
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 2.5.189 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রত্যব্রবীত্সা তান্যদি ন প্রত্যযো ঽস্তি বঃ ।
ললাটং প্রেক্ষ্যতামেষাং শুনঃ পাদাঙ্কিতং মযা ॥ ১৮৯ ॥