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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 9.6.378
येन वश्य भवन्त्यक्षाः संख्याज्ञानं च जायते ।
संप्रत्येव च पश्यात्र वदामि प्रत्ययं तव ॥ ३७७ ॥
yena vaśya bhavantyakṣāḥ saṃkhyājñānaṃ ca jāyate |
saṃpratyeva ca paśyātra vadāmi pratyayaṃ tava || 377 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.378 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 (9.6.378). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yena, Yah, Yat, Vashya, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Aksha, Sankhya, Ajnana, Jayat, Samprati, Eva, Pashya, Pratyaya, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.378). 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: “yena vaśya bhavantyakṣāḥ saṃkhyājñānaṃ ca jāyate ”
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vaśya -
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vaśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 3 verb]√vaś -> vaśya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vaś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vaś class 3 verb]
- bhavantya -
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bhavanti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhavantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [nominative plural], [vocative dual], [vocative plural], [accusative dual], [accusative plural]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- akṣāḥ -
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akṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- saṅkhyā -
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saṅkhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṅkhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]saṅkhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ajñānam -
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ajñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ajñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāyate -
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√jai -> jāyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai -> jāyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jai class 1 verb]√jai (verb class 1)[present middle third single]√jan (verb class 4)[present middle third single]
- Line 2: “saṃpratyeva ca paśyātra vadāmi pratyayaṃ tava ”
- sampratye -
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samprati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]samprati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]samprati (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sampratī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [dative single]sampratī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]sampratī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- paśyāt -
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paśya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]paśya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √paś class 10 verb]√paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √paś class 10 verb]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadāmi -
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√vad (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- pratyayam -
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pratyaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- tava -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.378
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 9.6.378 in Bengali sript:
যেন বশ্য ভবন্ত্যক্ষাঃ সংখ্যাজ্ঞানং চ জাযতে ।
সংপ্রত্যেব চ পশ্যাত্র বদামি প্রত্যযং তব ॥ ৩৭৭ ॥