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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 3.4.21
नूनं हरमुरारिभ्यां न दृष्टं रूपमेतयोः ।
किमन्यथा भजेतां तौ बहुमानमुमाश्रियौ ॥ २१ ॥
nūnaṃ haramurāribhyāṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ rūpametayoḥ |
kimanyathā bhajetāṃ tau bahumānamumāśriyau || 21 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.21 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 (3.4.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nunam, Hara, Ura, Ari, Arin, Drishta, Rupa, Eta, Etad, Esha, Kim, Anyatha, Bahumana, Uma, Ashri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.21). 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: “nūnaṃ haramurāribhyāṃ na dṛṣṭaṃ rūpametayoḥ ”
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- haram -
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hara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]harā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- urā -
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uras (noun, masculine)[compound]uras (noun, neuter)[compound]urā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aribhyām -
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ari (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]ari (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]ari (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]arin (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- etayoḥ -
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eta (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]eta (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]etā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[genitive dual], [locative dual]eṣā (noun, feminine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]eṣa (noun, masculine)[genitive dual], [locative dual]
- Line 2: “kimanyathā bhajetāṃ tau bahumānamumāśriyau ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- anyathā* -
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anyathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhajetām -
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√bhaj (verb class 1)[optative active third dual], [imperative middle third dual]
- tau -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- bahumānam -
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bahumāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahumāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- umā -
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uma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]umā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√u (verb class 1)[perfect active first plural]√u (verb class 2)[perfect active first plural]√u (verb class 5)[perfect active first plural]
- aśriyau -
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aśrī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.21
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 3.4.21 in Bengali sript:
নূনং হরমুরারিভ্যাং ন দৃষ্টং রূপমেতযোঃ ।
কিমন্যথা ভজেতাং তৌ বহুমানমুমাশ্রিযৌ ॥ ২১ ॥