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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 12.8.30
क्षिप्तानि तान्य् अनुद्घाट्य मया गञ्जे गवाक्षतः ।
यद्य् आदिशसि तद् देव तम् उद्घाट्य गवेषये ॥ २९ ॥
kṣiptāni tāny anudghāṭya mayā gañje gavākṣataḥ |
yady ādiśasi tad deva tam udghāṭya gaveṣaye || 29 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.30 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 (12.8.30). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kshipta, Nud, Ghatya, Maya, Ganja, Gavaksha, Tas, Adi, Adin, Shas, Shasi, Tad, Tat, Deva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.30). 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: “kṣiptāni tāny anudghāṭya mayā gañje gavākṣataḥ ”
- kṣiptāni -
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kṣipta (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṣip -> kṣipta (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṣip class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]
- Cannot analyse tāny*an
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nud -
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nud (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]nud (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ghāṭya -
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√ghaṭ -> ghāṭya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghāṭya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghāṭya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghāṭya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghaṭ]√ghaṭ -> ghāṭya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ghaṭ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ghaṭ]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gañje -
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gañja (noun, masculine)[locative single]gañja (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]gañjā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√gañj (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- gavākṣa -
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gavākṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gavākṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taḥ -
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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]
- Line 2: “yady ādiśasi tad deva tam udghāṭya gaveṣaye ”
- Cannot analyse yady*ād
- ādi -
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ādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śasi -
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śasi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śasi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]śasi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śas (noun, masculine)[locative single]śas (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- deva -
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deva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]deva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]devan (noun, masculine)[compound]√div (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- 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]
- udghāṭya -
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- gaveṣaye -
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√gaveṣ (verb class 10)[present middle first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.8.30
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 12.8.30 in Bengali sript:
ক্ষিপ্তানি তান্য্ অনুদ্ঘাট্য মযা গঞ্জে গবাক্ষতঃ ।
যদ্য্ আদিশসি তদ্ দেব তম্ উদ্ঘাট্য গবেষযে ॥ ২৯ ॥