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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 9.2.256
इति ये मद्गणा यूयं शप्तास्तेन महर्षिणा ।
ते ऽथ जाताः स्थ चत्वारः प्रवीरा दक्षिणापथे ॥ २५५ ॥
iti ye madgaṇā yūyaṃ śaptāstena maharṣiṇā |
te 'tha jātāḥ stha catvāraḥ pravīrā dakṣiṇāpathe || 255 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.256 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 (9.2.256). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Iti, Yah, Yat, Asmad, Gana, Yuya, Yushmad, Shapta, Tad, Tena, Maharshi, Atha, Jata, Stha, Catu, Ara, Pravira, Dakshinapatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.256). 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: “iti ye madgaṇā yūyaṃ śaptāstena maharṣiṇā ”
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- mad -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[ablative single]
- gaṇā* -
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gaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yūyam -
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√yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]√yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative plural]
- śaptās -
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śapta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śaptā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√śap -> śapta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śap class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śap class 4 verb]√śap -> śaptā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √śap class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śap class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śap class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śap class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śap class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śap class 4 verb]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- maharṣiṇā -
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maharṣi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “te 'tha jātāḥ stha catvāraḥ pravīrā dakṣiṇāpathe ”
- 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]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- jātāḥ -
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jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb]√jan -> jātā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]
- stha -
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stha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]stha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second plural]
- catvā -
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catu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]catu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]catu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
- āraḥ -
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āra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]√ṛ (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]√ṛ (verb class 3)[aorist active second single]√ṛ (verb class 5)[aorist active second single]
- pravīrā* -
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pravīra (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pravīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dakṣiṇāpathe -
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dakṣiṇāpatha (noun, masculine)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.256
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 9.2.256 in Bengali sript:
ইতি যে মদ্গণা যূযং শপ্তাস্তেন মহর্ষিণা ।
তে ঽথ জাতাঃ স্থ চত্বারঃ প্রবীরা দক্ষিণাপথে ॥ ২৫৫ ॥