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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 2.2.152
निमित्तं च शुभं दृष्ट्वा तमेवोद्देशमाययौ ।
यत्रास्याश्वो मृतः सो ऽथ यत्र सा हारिता वधूः ॥ १५२ ॥
nimittaṃ ca śubhaṃ dṛṣṭvā tamevoddeśamāyayau |
yatrāsyāśvo mṛtaḥ so 'tha yatra sā hāritā vadhūḥ || 152 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.2.152 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 (2.2.152). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nimitta, Shubha, Shubh, Tama, Tami, Iva, Uddesha, Aya, Yah, Yatra, Asi, Idam, Ashva, Mrita, Sah, Atha, Harita, Vadhu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.2.152). 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: “nimittaṃ ca śubhaṃ dṛṣṭvā tamevoddeśamāyayau ”
- nimittam -
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nimitta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [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]
- śubham -
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śubha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śubha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śubhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śubh (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- tame -
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tama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tami (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ivo -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- uddeśam -
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uddeśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- āya -
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āya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]a (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- yau -
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yu (noun, masculine)[locative single]yu (noun, feminine)[locative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “yatrāsyāśvo mṛtaḥ so 'tha yatra sā hāritā vadhūḥ ”
- yatrā -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yatrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asyā -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- āśvo* -
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āśva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mṛtaḥ -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yatra -
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yatra (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yatra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yatra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sā* -
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so (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- hāritā* -
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hārita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hāritā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√hṛ -> hārita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √hṛ], [vocative plural from √hṛ]√hṛ -> hāritā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √hṛ], [vocative plural from √hṛ], [accusative plural from √hṛ]
- vadhūḥ -
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vadhu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]vadhū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.2.152
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 2.2.152 in Bengali sript:
নিমিত্তং চ শুভং দৃষ্ট্বা তমেবোদ্দেশমাযযৌ ।
যত্রাস্যাশ্বো মৃতঃ সো ঽথ যত্র সা হারিতা বধূঃ ॥ ১৫২ ॥