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 3.3.120
द्वितीया सापि चैतस्या दृष्टाद्य भगिनी त्वया ।
दिव्या स्त्री तु मनुष्येण कथमिच्छति संगमम् ॥ १२० ॥
dvitīyā sāpi caitasyā dṛṣṭādya bhaginī tvayā |
divyā strī tu manuṣyeṇa kathamicchati saṃgamam || 120 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.3.120 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 (3.3.120). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dvitiya, Api, Esha, Drishta, Bhagin, Bhagini, Tva, Yushmad, Divi, Divya, Stri, Manushya, Katham, Katha, Icchat, Sangama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.3.120). 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: “dvitīyā sāpi caitasyā dṛṣṭādya bhaginī tvayā ”
- dvitīyā -
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dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- etasyā* -
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eṣā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- dṛṣṭād -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[adverb from √dṛś]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- ya -
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- bhaginī -
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bhaginī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]bhagin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “divyā strī tu manuṣyeṇa kathamicchati saṃgamam ”
- divyā -
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divī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]divyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- manuṣyeṇa -
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manuṣya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- icchati -
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√iṣ -> icchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ -> icchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √iṣ class 6 verb]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- saṅgamam -
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saṅgama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṅgamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.3.120
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 3.3.120 in Bengali sript:
দ্বিতীযা সাপি চৈতস্যা দৃষ্টাদ্য ভগিনী ত্বযা ।
দিব্যা স্ত্রী তু মনুষ্যেণ কথমিচ্ছতি সংগমম্ ॥ ১২০ ॥