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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 8.3.207
ततः प्रविशतस् तस्य प्रभासस्य तदैव सा ।
गुहा बद्धान्धकारापि सुप्रकाशा किम् अप्य् अभूत् ॥ २०७ ॥
tataḥ praviśatas tasya prabhāsasya tadaiva sā |
guhā baddhāndhakārāpi suprakāśā kim apy abhūt || 207 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.207 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 (8.3.207). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pravishat, Prabhasa, Tada, Guha, Baddhandhakara, Api, Suprakasha, Kim,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.207). 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: “tataḥ praviśatas tasya prabhāsasya tadaiva sā ”
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- praviśatas -
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praviśat (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]praviśat (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]praviśat (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- prabhāsasya -
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prabhāsa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]prabhāsa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tadai -
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tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “guhā baddhāndhakārāpi suprakāśā kim apy abhūt ”
- guhā* -
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guha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]guhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- baddhāndhakārā -
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baddhāndhakāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]baddhāndhakāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]baddhāndhakārā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- suprakāśā -
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suprakāśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse apy*ab
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.207
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 8.3.207 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ প্রবিশতস্ তস্য প্রভাসস্য তদৈব সা ।
গুহা বদ্ধান্ধকারাপি সুপ্রকাশা কিম্ অপ্য্ অভূত্ ॥ ২০৭ ॥