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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 18.2.85
यदि स्थिताः स्थस् तूष्णीं तत्क्रियते कितवस्य यत् ।
अदत्तहारितार्थस्य शिलाभूतस्य तिष्ठतः ॥ ८५ ॥
yadi sthitāḥ sthas tūṣṇīṃ tatkriyate kitavasya yat |
adattahāritārthasya śilābhūtasya tiṣṭhataḥ || 85 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.85 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 (18.2.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yadi, Yad, Sthita, Stha, Tushnim, Tushni, Tatkriya, Tad, Yushmad, Kitava, Yat, Adatta, Harita, Artha, Shila, Abhuta, Tishthat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.85). 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: “yadi sthitāḥ sthas tūṣṇīṃ tatkriyate kitavasya yat ”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- sthitāḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- sthas -
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stha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sthā (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second dual]
- tūṣṇīm -
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tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tūṣṇī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tatkriya -
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tatkriya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatkriya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- kitavasya -
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kitava (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “adattahāritārthasya śilābhūtasya tiṣṭhataḥ ”
- adatta -
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adatta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adatta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√dā (verb class 3)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- hāritā -
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hārita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hārita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√hṛ -> hārita (participle, masculine)[compound from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārita (participle, neuter)[compound from √hṛ]hāritā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hṛ -> hārita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hārita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hāritā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hṛ]
- arthasya -
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artha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]artha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śilā -
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śila (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śilā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śil (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- abhūtasya -
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abhūta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]abhūta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tiṣṭhataḥ -
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√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [genitive single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.85
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 18.2.85 in Bengali sript:
যদি স্থিতাঃ স্থস্ তূষ্ণীং তত্ক্রিযতে কিতবস্য যত্ ।
অদত্তহারিতার্থস্য শিলাভূতস্য তিষ্ঠতঃ ॥ ৮৫ ॥