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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 5.3.99
सा दृष्टा दृष्टपूर्वं तं विप्रं राजानम् अभ्यधात् ।
तात मिथ्यैव भूयो ऽपि किंचिद् वक्ष्यत्य् असाव् इति ॥ ९९ ॥
sā dṛṣṭā dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ taṃ vipraṃ rājānam abhyadhāt |
tāta mithyaiva bhūyo 'pi kiṃcid vakṣyaty asāv iti || 99 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.99 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 (5.3.99). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Drishta, Drishtapurva, Vipra, Rajan, Rajana, Abhi, Tata, Mithya, Mithi, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Api, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.99). 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: “sā dṛṣṭā dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ taṃ vipraṃ rājānam abhyadhāt ”
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭā* -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- dṛṣṭapūrvam -
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dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛṣṭapūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛṣṭapūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- vipram -
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vipra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viprā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rājānam -
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rājāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rājāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- abhya -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]abhī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adhāt -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist active third single]
- Line 2: “tāta mithyaiva bhūyo 'pi kiṃcid vakṣyaty asāv iti ”
- tāta -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mithyai -
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mithyā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]mithi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√mith -> mithya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mith]mithya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mithya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mith (verb class 1)[imperative passive first single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bhūyo' -
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bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bhūyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhūyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kiñcid -
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- Cannot analyse vakṣyaty*as
- Cannot analyse asāv*it
- 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 5.3.99
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 5.3.99 in Bengali sript:
সা দৃষ্টা দৃষ্টপূর্বং তং বিপ্রং রাজানম্ অভ্যধাত্ ।
তাত মিথ্যৈব ভূযো ঽপি কিংচিদ্ বক্ষ্যত্য্ অসাব্ ইতি ॥ ৯৯ ॥