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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 9.2.74
ततः स तं स्थूलभुजो रूपदर्पात्सुतो ऽब्रवीत् ।
परिणेष्ये न तातैनां रूपेणैषा हि मध्यमा ॥ ७३ ॥
tataḥ sa taṃ sthūlabhujo rūpadarpātsuto 'bravīt |
pariṇeṣye na tātaināṃ rūpeṇaiṣā hi madhyamā || 73 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.74 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 (9.2.74). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Sthulabhuja, Rupa, Darpa, Sut, Suta, Pari, Ishya, Aina, Madhyama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.74). 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 sa taṃ sthūlabhujo rūpadarpātsuto 'bravīt ”
- 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]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[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]
- sthūlabhujo* -
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sthūlabhuja (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rūpa -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- darpāt -
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darpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- suto' -
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sut (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sut (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]suta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√su -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √su class 5 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 6 verb]√sū -> suta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √sū class 2 verb]√su (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
- abravīt -
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√brū (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “pariṇeṣye na tātaināṃ rūpeṇaiṣā hi madhyamā ”
- pariṇe -
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pari (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]pari (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]parī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]
- iṣye -
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iṣya (noun, masculine)[locative single]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √iṣ], [vocative dual from √iṣ], [accusative dual from √iṣ], [locative single from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √iṣ], [vocative single from √iṣ], [vocative dual from √iṣ], [accusative dual from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √iṣ], [vocative dual from √iṣ], [accusative dual from √iṣ], [locative single from √iṣ]√iṣ -> iṣyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √iṣ], [vocative single from √iṣ], [vocative dual from √iṣ], [accusative dual from √iṣ]√iṣ (verb class 6)[present passive first single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[present passive first single]√iṣ (verb class 4)[present passive first single]√iṣ (verb class 0)[present passive first single]√iṣ (verb class 0)[present passive first single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tātai -
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tāta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ainā -
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aina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- rūpeṇai -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- aiṣā -
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- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- madhyamā -
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madhyamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.74
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 9.2.74 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স তং স্থূলভুজো রূপদর্পাত্সুতো ঽব্রবীত্ ।
পরিণেষ্যে ন তাতৈনাং রূপেণৈষা হি মধ্যমা ॥ ৭৩ ॥