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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 8.2.389
एषो ऽर्भकः स जाने विद्याधरचक्रवर्तिताकामः ।
तद् असौ स्वल्पेन कथं संतुष्टो नेन्द्रतां किम् अर्थयते ॥ ३८९ ॥
eṣo 'rbhakaḥ sa jāne vidyādharacakravartitākāmaḥ |
tad asau svalpena kathaṃ saṃtuṣṭo nendratāṃ kim arthayate || 389 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.389 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 (8.2.389). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Esha, Arbhaka, Jana, Jani, Vidyadharacakravarti, Tan, Akama, Tad, Tat, Asi, Asu, Adah, Svalpa, Katham, Katha, Santushta, Nri, Indrata, Kim,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.389). 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: “eṣo 'rbhakaḥ sa jāne vidyādharacakravartitākāmaḥ ”
- eṣo' -
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eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- arbhakaḥ -
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arbhaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jāne -
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jāna (noun, masculine)[locative single]jāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jāni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jāni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle first single]
- vidyādharacakravarti -
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vidyādharacakravartin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vidyādharacakravartī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vidyādharacakravartī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]vidyādharacakravartī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tā -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- akāmaḥ -
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akāma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ak (verb class 1)[present active first plural]
- Line 2: “tad asau svalpena kathaṃ saṃtuṣṭo nendratāṃ kim arthayate ”
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- svalpena -
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svalpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]svalpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- 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]
- santuṣṭo* -
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santuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ne -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ni (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- indratām -
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indratā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- arthayate -
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√arth (verb class 10)[present middle third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.389
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 8.2.389 in Bengali sript:
এষো ঽর্ভকঃ স জানে বিদ্যাধরচক্রবর্তিতাকামঃ ।
তদ্ অসৌ স্বল্পেন কথং সংতুষ্টো নেন্দ্রতাং কিম্ অর্থযতে ॥ ৩৮৯ ॥