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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 1.6.138
स्वप्ने ततो मया दृष्टं नभसश्च्युतमम्बुजम् ।
तच्च दिव्येन केनापि कुमारेण विकासितम् ॥ १३८ ॥
svapne tato mayā dṛṣṭaṃ nabhasaścyutamambujam |
tacca divyena kenāpi kumāreṇa vikāsitam || 138 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.138 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 (1.6.138). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svapna, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Maya, Drishta, Nabhas, Nabhasa, Cyut, Cyuta, Ambuja, Tat, Divya, Kena, Kah, Kim, Api, Kumara, Vikasita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.138). 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: “svapne tato mayā dṛṣṭaṃ nabhasaścyutamambujam ”
- svapne -
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svapna (noun, masculine)[locative single]svapna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svapnā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tato* -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- mayā* -
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maya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- dṛṣṭam -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- nabhasaś -
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nabhas (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]nabhas (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]nabhasa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cyutam -
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cyuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cyuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cyutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]cyut (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ambujam -
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ambuja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ambuja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ambujā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tacca divyena kenāpi kumāreṇa vikāsitam ”
- tac -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- divyena -
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divya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]divya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- kenā -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- kumāreṇa -
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kumāra (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]kumāra (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vikāsitam -
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vikāsita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vikāsita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vikāsitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.138
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 1.6.138 in Bengali sript:
স্বপ্নে ততো মযা দৃষ্টং নভসশ্চ্যুতমম্বুজম্ ।
তচ্চ দিব্যেন কেনাপি কুমারেণ বিকাসিতম্ ॥ ১৩৮ ॥