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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 8.2.188
अचक्रवर्तिचिह्नांस् तान् हित्वा तल्लक्षणान्वितम् ।
दृष्ट्वा सूर्यप्रभं सा तम् उपागान् मध्यशायिनम् ॥ १८८ ॥
acakravarticihnāṃs tān hitvā tallakṣaṇānvitam |
dṛṣṭvā sūryaprabhaṃ sā tam upāgān madhyaśāyinam || 188 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.188 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 (8.2.188). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Acakra, Varti, Vartin, Cihna, Hitva, Hitvan, Tallakshana, Anvita, Suryaprabha, Upa, Aga, Madhyashayin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.188). 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: “acakravarticihnāṃs tān hitvā tallakṣaṇānvitam ”
- acakra -
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acakra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]acakra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varti -
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varti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]vartī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]vartin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vartin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- cihnā -
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cihna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cihnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āṃs -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tān -
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ta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- hitvā -
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hitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√dhā -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhā]√hi -> hitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √hi]hitvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tallakṣaṇā -
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tallakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anvitam -
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anvita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anvita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anvitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭvā sūryaprabhaṃ sā tam upāgān madhyaśāyinam ”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- sūryaprabham -
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sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sūryaprabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sūryaprabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (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]
- upā -
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upā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]upa (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]upa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]upa (Preverb)[Preverb]upā (Preverb)[Preverb]
- agān -
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aga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]aga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural], [aorist active third single]√gā (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]√gā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [imperfect active third plural]
- madhyaśāyinam -
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madhyaśāyin (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.188
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 8.2.188 in Bengali sript:
অচক্রবর্তিচিহ্নাংস্ তান্ হিত্বা তল্লক্ষণান্বিতম্ ।
দৃষ্ট্বা সূর্যপ্রভং সা তম্ উপাগান্ মধ্যশাযিনম্ ॥ ১৮৮ ॥