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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 8.3.94
सो ऽपि सूर्यप्रभेणात्र गृहीतस् तेन पूर्ववत् ।
धनुर्गुणत्वं संप्राप मेघश् चाशु ननाश सः ॥ ९४ ॥
so 'pi sūryaprabheṇātra gṛhītas tena pūrvavat |
dhanurguṇatvaṃ saṃprāpa meghaś cāśu nanāśa saḥ || 94 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.94 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 (8.3.94). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sah, Api, Suryaprabha, Atra, Grihitri, Grihita, Tad, Tena, Purvavat, Dhanurguna, Tva, Yushmad, Prapa, Megha, Ashu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.94). 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: “so 'pi sūryaprabheṇātra gṛhītas tena pūrvavat ”
- so' -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]so (noun, feminine)[compound]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sūryaprabheṇā -
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sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sūryaprabha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gṛhītas -
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gṛhītṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]gṛhīta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√grah -> gṛhīta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √grah class 9 verb]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- pūrvavat -
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pūrvavat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pūrvavat (noun, masculine)[compound]pūrvavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “dhanurguṇatvaṃ saṃprāpa meghaś cāśu nanāśa saḥ ”
- dhanurguṇa -
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dhanurguṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- sam -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāpa -
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prāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- meghaś -
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megha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- āśu -
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āśu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]āśu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]āśu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āśu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āśu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- nanāśa -
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√naś (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√naś (verb class 4)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√naś (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- saḥ -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.94
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 8.3.94 in Bengali sript:
সো ঽপি সূর্যপ্রভেণাত্র গৃহীতস্ তেন পূর্ববত্ ।
ধনুর্গুণত্বং সংপ্রাপ মেঘশ্ চাশু ননাশ সঃ ॥ ৯৪ ॥