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 9.2.267

तेनानङ्गप्रभा नृत्ते प्रकर्षं प्रापिता तथा ।
नृत्यन्त्य् अपि सपत्नीनां स्पृहणीयाभवद्यथा ॥ २६६ ॥

tenānaṅgaprabhā nṛtte prakarṣaṃ prāpitā tathā |
nṛtyanty api sapatnīnāṃ spṛhaṇīyābhavadyathā || 266 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.267 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 (9.2.267). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tena, Anga, Prabha, Nritta, Prakarsha, Prapita, Tatha, Api, Sapatni, Sprihaniya, Yatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.267). 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: “tenānaṅgaprabhā nṛtte prakarṣaṃ prāpitā tathā
  • tenān -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aṅga -
  • aṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aṅg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prabhā* -
  • prabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • nṛtte -
  • nṛtta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [locative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛttā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • prakarṣam -
  • prakarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • prāpitā -
  • prāpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nṛtyanty api sapatnīnāṃ spṛhaṇīyābhavadyathā
  • Cannot analyse nṛtyanty*ap
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sapatnīnām -
  • sapatnī (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    sapatnī (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sapatnī (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • spṛhaṇīyā -
  • spṛhaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spṛhaṇīya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    spṛhaṇīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.267

Cover of edition (2005)

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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Cover of edition (2013)

Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (1995)

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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Cover of edition (2014)

Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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Cover of Bengali edition

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.

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Preview of verse 9.2.267 in Bengali sript:
তেনানঙ্গপ্রভা নৃত্তে প্রকর্ষং প্রাপিতা তথা ।
নৃত্যন্ত্য্ অপি সপত্নীনাং স্পৃহণীযাভবদ্যথা ॥ ২৬৬ ॥

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