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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 9.4.81
एवं श्रुतिसुखाञ् शृण्वन् कथालापान् अयन्त्रणान् ।
निर्वर्णयम्श् च कान्तानां रूपं स नयनामृतम् ॥ ८१ ॥
evaṃ śrutisukhāñ śṛṇvan kathālāpān ayantraṇān |
nirvarṇayamś ca kāntānāṃ rūpaṃ sa nayanāmṛtam || 81 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.81 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 (9.4.81). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Shrinvat, Kathalapa, Ayantrana, Kanta, Rupa, Nayanamrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.81). 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: “evaṃ śrutisukhāñ śṛṇvan kathālāpān ayantraṇān ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrutisukhāñ -
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- śṛṇvan -
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√śru -> śṛṇvat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- kathālāpān -
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kathālāpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ayantraṇā -
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ayantraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ān -
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a (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “nirvarṇayamś ca kāntānāṃ rūpaṃ sa nayanāmṛtam ”
- Cannot analyse nirvarṇayamś*ca
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāntānām -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]kānta (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]kāntā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[genitive plural from √kam class 1 verb]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nayanāmṛtam -
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nayanāmṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.81
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 9.4.81 in Bengali sript:
এবং শ্রুতিসুখাঞ্ শৃণ্বন্ কথালাপান্ অযন্ত্রণান্ ।
নির্বর্ণযম্শ্ চ কান্তানাং রূপং স নযনামৃতম্ ॥ ৮১ ॥