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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 18.4.93
गजसूकरयो रूपमावाभ्यां क्रीडया कृतम् ।
कृत्वा च त्रासितो मोहान्महर्षिः शपति स्म नौ ॥ ९३ ॥
gajasūkarayo rūpamāvābhyāṃ krīḍayā kṛtam |
kṛtvā ca trāsito mohānmaharṣiḥ śapati sma nau || 93 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.93 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 (18.4.93). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gaja, Sukara, Yah, Rupa, Asmad, Krida, Krit, Krita, Kritva, Kritvan, Trasita, Mohat, Moha, Maharshi, Shapat, Sma,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.93). 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: “gajasūkarayo rūpamāvābhyāṃ krīḍayā kṛtam ”
- gaja -
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gaja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√gaj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sūkara -
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sūkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āvābhyām -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- krīḍayā -
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krīḍā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- kṛtam -
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kṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]kṛt (noun, masculine)[accusative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[imperative active second dual]
- Line 2: “kṛtvā ca trāsito mohānmaharṣiḥ śapati sma nau ”
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- trāsito* -
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√tras -> trāsita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tras]
- mohān -
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mohāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]moha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
- maharṣiḥ -
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maharṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śapati -
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√śap -> śapat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √śap class 1 verb]√śap -> śapat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √śap class 1 verb]√śap (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- nau -
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na (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ni (noun, masculine)[locative single]ni (noun, feminine)[locative single]nu (noun, masculine)[locative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.93
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 18.4.93 in Bengali sript:
গজসূকরযো রূপমাবাভ্যাং ক্রীডযা কৃতম্ ।
কৃত্বা চ ত্রাসিতো মোহান্মহর্ষিঃ শপতি স্ম নৌ ॥ ৯৩ ॥