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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 18.2.155
तत्राटव्यां चतसृषु न्यधाद्दिक्षु पुराद्बहिः ।
कान्तालंकारकलशान्निखाय चतुरो भुवि ॥ १५५ ॥
tatrāṭavyāṃ catasṛṣu nyadhāddikṣu purādbahiḥ |
kāntālaṃkārakalaśānnikhāya caturo bhuvi || 155 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.155 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 (18.2.155). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatra, Atavi, Catasri, Dish, Dikshu, Pura, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Kanta, Alankaraka, Lasha, Kha, Catur, Catura, Bhu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.155). 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: “tatrāṭavyāṃ catasṛṣu nyadhāddikṣu purādbahiḥ ”
- tatrā -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aṭavyām -
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aṭavi (noun, feminine)[locative single]aṭavī (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- catasṛṣu -
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catasṛ (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- nya -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- adhād -
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√dhā (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]√dhā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]√dhā (verb class 3)[aorist active third single]√dhā (verb class 4)[aorist active third single]
- dikṣu -
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dikṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dikṣu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dikṣu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]diś (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
- purād -
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pura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]pura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bahiḥ -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahis (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bahi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]bahi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kāntālaṃkārakalaśānnikhāya caturo bhuvi ”
- kāntā -
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kānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√kam -> kānta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kānta (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √kam class 1 verb]√kam -> kāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √kam class 1 verb]
- alaṅkāraka -
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alaṅkāraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- laśān -
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laśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- ni -
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ni (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ni (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ni (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]nī (noun, masculine)[adverb]nī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]nī (noun, feminine)[adverb]ni (Preverb)[Preverb]
- khāya -
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√khan -> khāya (absolutive)[absolutive from √khan]kha (noun, masculine)[dative single]kha (noun, neuter)[dative single]√khai (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- caturo* -
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catur (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]catura (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.155
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 18.2.155 in Bengali sript:
তত্রাটব্যাং চতসৃষু ন্যধাদ্দিক্ষু পুরাদ্বহিঃ ।
কান্তালংকারকলশান্নিখায চতুরো ভুবি ॥ ১৫৫ ॥