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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 12.14.25
धिङ् नृपान् क्लिष्टम् अक्लिष्टं ये भृत्येष न जानते ।
धिक् च तं परिवारं यो न ज्ञापयति तांस् तथा ॥ २५ ॥
dhiṅ nṛpān kliṣṭam akliṣṭaṃ ye bhṛtyeṣa na jānate |
dhik ca taṃ parivāraṃ yo na jñāpayati tāṃs tathā || 25 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.14.25 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 (12.14.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhik, Nripa, Klishtam, Klishta, Aklishta, Yah, Yat, Bhrit, Bhriti, Bhritya, Esha, Janat, Janata, Parivara, Jnapayat, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.14.25). 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: “dhiṅ nṛpān kliṣṭam akliṣṭaṃ ye bhṛtyeṣa na jānate ”
- dhiṅ -
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dhik (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nṛpān -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- kliṣṭam -
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kliṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kliṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kliṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kliṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kliś -> kliṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kliś class 9 verb]√kliś -> kliṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √kliś class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kliś class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kliś class 9 verb]
- akliṣṭam -
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akliṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akliṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akliṣṭā (noun, feminine)[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]
- bhṛtye -
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bhṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhṛtī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [dative single]bhṛtī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhṛtī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhṛt (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhṛt (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhṛtya (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhṛtya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhṛtyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- eṣa -
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eṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√eṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānate -
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jānat (noun, masculine)[dative single]jānat (noun, neuter)[dative single]jānatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle third plural]
- Line 2: “dhik ca taṃ parivāraṃ yo na jñāpayati tāṃs tathā ”
- dhik -
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dhik (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- parivāram -
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parivāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñāpayati -
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√jñā -> jñāpayat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jñā]√jñā -> jñāpayat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jñā]√jñā (verb class 0)[present active third single]
- tāṃs -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.14.25
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 12.14.25 in Bengali sript:
ধিঙ্ নৃপান্ ক্লিষ্টম্ অক্লিষ্টং যে ভৃত্যেষ ন জানতে ।
ধিক্ চ তং পরিবারং যো ন জ্ঞাপযতি তাংস্ তথা ॥ ২৫ ॥