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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 6.2.20
सा तल्लोचनलावण्यहृतचित्ता तम् अब्रवीत् ।
कथम् आत्तम् इदं कष्टम् ईदृशेन त्वया व्रतम् ॥ २० ॥
sā tallocanalāvaṇyahṛtacittā tam abravīt |
katham āttam idaṃ kaṣṭam īdṛśena tvayā vratam || 20 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.2.20 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 (6.2.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Cana, Lavani, Lavanya, Ahrita, Citta, Katham, Katha, Atta, Idam, Kashtam, Kashta, Idrisha, Tva, Yushmad, Vrata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.2.20). 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: “sā tallocanalāvaṇyahṛtacittā tam abravīt ”
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tallo -
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- cana -
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cana (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√can (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- lāvaṇya -
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lāvaṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]lāvaṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ahṛta -
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ahṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ahṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cittā -
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cittā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “katham āttam idaṃ kaṣṭam īdṛśena tvayā vratam ”
- 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]
- āttam -
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ātta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ātta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ad (verb class 2)[imperfect active second dual]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- kaṣṭam -
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kaṣṭam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kaṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kaṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kaṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaṣ -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaṣ class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]√kaś -> kaṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
- īdṛśena -
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īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]īdṛśa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- vratam -
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vrata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vrata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.2.20
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 6.2.20 in Bengali sript:
সা তল্লোচনলাবণ্যহৃতচিত্তা তম্ অব্রবীত্ ।
কথম্ আত্তম্ ইদং কষ্টম্ ঈদৃশেন ত্বযা ব্রতম্ ॥ ২০ ॥