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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 12.23.169
नाग एवास्मि को ऽयं ते प्रश्नः प्रकृतम् आचर ।
प्रस्तुतार्थविरुद्धं हि को ऽभिदध्याद् अबालिशः ॥ १६९ ॥
nāga evāsmi ko 'yaṃ te praśnaḥ prakṛtam ācara |
prastutārthaviruddhaṃ hi ko 'bhidadhyād abāliśaḥ || 169 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.23.169 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 (12.23.169). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Naga, Eva, Kah, Aya, Idam, Tad, Yushmad, Prashna, Prakrita, Prakrit, Acara, Prastuta, Artha, Viruddham, Viruddha, Abhi, Abalisha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.23.169). 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: “nāga evāsmi ko 'yaṃ te praśnaḥ prakṛtam ācara ”
- nāga* -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evā -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]evā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asmi -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- praśnaḥ -
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praśna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prakṛtam -
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prakṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prakṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prakṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prakṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prakṛt (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ācara -
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ācara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ācara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “prastutārthaviruddhaṃ hi ko 'bhidadhyād abāliśaḥ ”
- prastutā -
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prastuta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prastuta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prastutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- artha -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- viruddham -
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viruddham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]viruddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viruddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viruddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ko' -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ku (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]abhi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- dadhyād -
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√dhā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
- abāliśaḥ -
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abāliśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.23.169
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 12.23.169 in Bengali sript:
নাগ এবাস্মি কো ঽযং তে প্রশ্নঃ প্রকৃতম্ আচর ।
প্রস্তুতার্থবিরুদ্ধং হি কো ঽভিদধ্যাদ্ অবালিশঃ ॥ ১৬৯ ॥