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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 16.2.21
प्राप्तौ कृतप्रणामौ च स तौ गोपालकान्वितः ।
स्नेहादराभ्यां संमान्य प्रकृतं पृच्छति स्म तम् ॥ २१ ॥
prāptau kṛtapraṇāmau ca sa tau gopālakānvitaḥ |
snehādarābhyāṃ saṃmānya prakṛtaṃ pṛcchati sma tam || 21 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.21 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 (16.2.21). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prapta, Prapti, Kritapranama, Gopalaka, Vita, Sneha, Ara, Manya, Prakrita, Prakrit, Pricchat, Sma,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.21). 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: “prāptau kṛtapraṇāmau ca sa tau gopālakānvitaḥ ”
- prāptau -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]prāpti (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- kṛtapraṇāmau -
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kṛtapraṇāma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tau -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- gopālakān -
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gopālaka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vitaḥ -
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vita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “snehādarābhyāṃ saṃmānya prakṛtaṃ pṛcchati sma tam ”
- snehād -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- arābhyām -
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ara (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]ara (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]arā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- mānya -
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mānya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mānya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√man -> mānya (participle, masculine)[compound from √man]√man -> mānya (participle, neuter)[compound from √man]√mān -> mānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mān]√mān -> mānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mān]√man -> mānya (absolutive)[absolutive from √man]√mān -> mānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]√mān -> mānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mān class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mān class 10 verb]√man -> mānya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man]√man -> mānya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √man class 4 verb], [vocative single from √man class 8 verb], [vocative single from √man]
- prakṛtam -
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prakṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prakṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prakṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]prakṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]prakṛt (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pṛcchati -
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√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]pṛcchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pṛcchat (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛcchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√praś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- 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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 16.2.21
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 16.2.21 in Bengali sript:
প্রাপ্তৌ কৃতপ্রণামৌ চ স তৌ গোপালকান্বিতঃ ।
স্নেহাদরাভ্যাং সংমান্য প্রকৃতং পৃচ্ছতি স্ম তম্ ॥ ২১ ॥