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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 12.4.115
सो ऽपि दूताददुष्टं तं बुद्ध्वा कन्यार्थमागतम् ।
मेघमाली नृपः प्रीत्या तत्पार्श्वं स्वयमाययौ ॥ ११५ ॥
so 'pi dūtādaduṣṭaṃ taṃ buddhvā kanyārthamāgatam |
meghamālī nṛpaḥ prītyā tatpārśvaṃ svayamāyayau || 115 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.115 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 (12.4.115). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sah, Api, Duta, Adushta, Buddhva, Kani, Kanya, Artha, Agata, Meghamalin, Meghamali, Nripa, Pritya, Priti, Tat, Tad, Parshva, Svayam, Aya, Yah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.115). 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 dūtādaduṣṭaṃ taṃ buddhvā kanyārthamāgatam ”
- 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]
- dūtād -
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dūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- aduṣṭam -
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aduṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aduṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aduṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- buddhvā -
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√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]√budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √budh]buddhvā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kanyā -
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kanī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]kanya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kanya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kanyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ārtham -
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ārtha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ārtha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- āgatam -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āgatā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second dual]
- Line 2: “meghamālī nṛpaḥ prītyā tatpārśvaṃ svayamāyayau ”
- meghamālī -
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meghamālī (noun, masculine)[compound]meghamālī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]meghamālin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nṛpaḥ -
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nṛpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prītyā -
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prītyā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prīti (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]prītī (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]prītī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- pārśvam -
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pārśva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pārśva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pārśvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- āya -
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āya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]a (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- yau -
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yu (noun, masculine)[locative single]yu (noun, feminine)[locative single]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.115
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 12.4.115 in Bengali sript:
সো ঽপি দূতাদদুষ্টং তং বুদ্ধ্বা কন্যার্থমাগতম্ ।
মেঘমালী নৃপঃ প্রীত্যা তত্পার্শ্বং স্বযমাযযৌ ॥ ১১৫ ॥