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 7.9.175

सिंहद्वारे युवा देवि दृष्टो ऽस्माभिर् महाव्रती ।
सद्वितीयो ऽपि यो धत्ते सौन्दर्येणाद्वितीयताम् ॥ १७५ ॥

siṃhadvāre yuvā devi dṛṣṭo 'smābhir mahāvratī |
sadvitīyo 'pi yo dhatte saundaryeṇādvitīyatām || 175 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.9.175 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 (7.9.175). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Simhadvar, Simhadvara, Yuva, Devi, Devin, Drishta, Asmad, Mahavratin, Sat, Sad, Viti, Api, Yah, Saundarya, Advitiya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.9.175). 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: “siṃhadvāre yuvā devi dṛṣṭo 'smābhir mahāvratī
  • siṃhadvāre -
  • siṃhadvār (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    siṃhadvāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yuvā* -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devi -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    devin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭo' -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • asmābhir -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental plural]
  • mahāvratī -
  • mahāvratin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sadvitīyo 'pi yo dhatte saundaryeṇādvitīyatām
  • sad -
  • sat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vitī -
  • viti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyo' -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhatte -
  • dhā (verb class 3)
    [present middle third single]
  • saundaryeṇā -
  • saundarya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • advitīya -
  • advitīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    advitīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.9.175

Cover of edition (2005)

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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Cover of edition (2013)

Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (1995)

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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Cover of edition (2014)

Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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Cover of Bengali edition

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.

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Preview of verse 7.9.175 in Bengali sript:
সিংহদ্বারে যুবা দেবি দৃষ্টো ঽস্মাভির্ মহাব্রতী ।
সদ্বিতীযো ঽপি যো ধত্তে সৌন্দর্যেণাদ্বিতীযতাম্ ॥ ১৭৫ ॥

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