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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 2.4.3
कन्या हि तत्र न प्रेष्या भवेदेवं हि लाघवम् ।
तस्माद्बद्ध्वैव तं युक्त्या नृपमानाययाम्यहम् ॥ ३ ॥
kanyā hi tatra na preṣyā bhavedevaṃ hi lāghavam |
tasmādbaddhvaiva taṃ yuktyā nṛpamānāyayāmyaham || 3 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.4.3 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 (2.4.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kani, Kanya, Tatra, Preshya, Evam, Eva, Laghava, Tasmat, Tad, Baddhva, Yukti, Yuktya, Nripa, Ana, Anaya, Yami, Yamya, Yamin, Aha, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.4.3). 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: “kanyā hi tatra na preṣyā bhavedevaṃ hi lāghavam ”
- kanyā* -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]kanya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- preṣyā* -
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preṣya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]preṣyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√preṣ -> preṣya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]√preṣ -> preṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √preṣ class 1 verb]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- lāghavam -
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lāghava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “tasmādbaddhvaiva taṃ yuktyā nṛpamānāyayāmyaham ”
- tasmād -
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tasmāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single]
- baddhvai -
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√bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]√bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]√bandh -> baddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √bandh]baddhvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- 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]
- yuktyā* -
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yukti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]yuktyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nṛpam -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ānāya -
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ānāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āna (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- yāmya -
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yāmī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]yāmya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāmya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]yāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.4.3
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 2.4.3 in Bengali sript:
কন্যা হি তত্র ন প্রেষ্যা ভবেদেবং হি লাঘবম্ ।
তস্মাদ্বদ্ধ্বৈব তং যুক্ত্যা নৃপমানাযযাম্যহম্ ॥ ৩ ॥