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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 8.2.378
उलूकनामा दनुजश् च यो ऽभूत् सो ऽयं वयस्यो ऽस्य शुभंकराख्यः ।
यो ऽयं वयस्यो ऽस्य च वीतभीतिः स कालनामाप्य् अभवत् सुरारिः ॥ ३७८ ॥
ulūkanāmā danujaś ca yo 'bhūt so 'yaṃ vayasyo 'sya śubhaṃkarākhyaḥ |
yo 'yaṃ vayasyo 'sya ca vītabhītiḥ sa kālanāmāpy abhavat surāriḥ || 378 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.378 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 (8.2.378). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Uluka, Danuja, Yah, Sah, Aya, Idam, Vayasya, Shubhankara, Vitabhiti, Surari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.378). 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: “ulūkanāmā danujaś ca yo 'bhūt so 'yaṃ vayasyo 'sya śubhaṃkarākhyaḥ ”
- ulūka -
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ulūka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ulūka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāmā -
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- danujaś -
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danuja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vayasyo' -
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vayasya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- śubhaṅkarā -
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śubhaṅkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śubhaṅkara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śubhaṅkarā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akhyaḥ -
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√khyā (verb class 2)[aorist active second single]
- Line 2: “yo 'yaṃ vayasyo 'sya ca vītabhītiḥ sa kālanāmāpy abhavat surāriḥ ”
- yo' -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vayasyo' -
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vayasya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vītabhītiḥ -
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vītabhīti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vītabhīti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse kālanāmāpy*ab
- abhavat -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[imperfect active third single]
- surāriḥ -
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surāri (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.378
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 8.2.378 in Bengali sript:
উলূকনামা দনুজশ্ চ যো ঽভূত্ সো ঽযং বযস্যো ঽস্য শুভংকরাখ্যঃ ।
যো ঽযং বযস্যো ঽস্য চ বীতভীতিঃ স কালনামাপ্য্ অভবত্ সুরারিঃ ॥ ৩৭৮ ॥