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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 8.1.88
विद्याधराणां गिरिशेनैष सूर्यप्रभो ऽधुना ।
अस्यैतास्त्वत्सुताद्याश् च भार्याः सिद्धैरुदाहृताः ॥ ८८ ॥
vidyādharāṇāṃ giriśenaiṣa sūryaprabho 'dhunā |
asyaitāstvatsutādyāś ca bhāryāḥ siddhairudāhṛtāḥ || 88 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.88 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 (8.1.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vidyadhara, Girisha, Aisha, Suryaprabha, Adhuna, Asi, Iyam, Idam, Astu, Tadi, Bharya, Siddha, Udahrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.88). 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: “vidyādharāṇāṃ giriśenaiṣa sūryaprabho 'dhunā ”
- vidyādharāṇām -
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vidyādhara (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vidyādhara (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vidyādharā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- giriśenai -
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giriśa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aiṣa -
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aiṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūryaprabho' -
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sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- adhunā -
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adhunā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Line 2: “asyaitāstvatsutādyāś ca bhāryāḥ siddhairudāhṛtāḥ ”
- asyai -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single], [dative single]√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]iyam (noun, feminine)[dative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[dative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
- aitā -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- astva -
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astu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]astu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- atsu -
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ad (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ad (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- tādyāś -
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tādi (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāryāḥ -
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bhārya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bhāryā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√bhṛ -> bhārya (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ]√bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √bhṛ], [vocative plural from √bhṛ], [accusative plural from √bhṛ]
- siddhair -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]siddha (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √sidh class 1 verb]
- udāhṛtāḥ -
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udāhṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]udāhṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.1.88
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 8.1.88 in Bengali sript:
বিদ্যাধরাণাং গিরিশেনৈষ সূর্যপ্রভো ঽধুনা ।
অস্যৈতাস্ত্বত্সুতাদ্যাশ্ চ ভার্যাঃ সিদ্ধৈরুদাহৃতাঃ ॥ ৮৮ ॥