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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 18.4.125
राजाप्यादिश्य वेतालं सुन्दर्यौ ते अनाययत् ।
सार्धं मदनसुन्दर्या समं तिस्रो ऽपि यान्तिति ॥ १२५ ॥
rājāpyādiśya vetālaṃ sundaryau te anāyayat |
sārdhaṃ madanasundaryā samaṃ tisro 'pi yāntiti || 125 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.125 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 (18.4.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Raja, Rajan, Raj, Api, Apya, Adishya, Vetala, Sundari, Tad, Yushmad, Sardham, Sardha, Madanasundari, Samam, Sama, Yat, Yah, Titi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.125). 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: “rājāpyādiśya vetālaṃ sundaryau te anāyayat ”
- rājā -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]rāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]rāj (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]√rāj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āpyā -
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āpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]āpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]āpya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āpya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]āpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √i]√āp -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √āp]√i -> āpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √i]āpyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√āp -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √āp]√āp -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √āp]√āp -> āpyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √āp]√i -> āpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i]√i -> āpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i]√i -> āpyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √i]
- ādiśya -
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ādiśya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vetālam -
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vetāla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vetālā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sundaryau -
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sundarī (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- anāyayat -
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√nī (verb class 0)[imperfect active third single]
- Line 2: “sārdhaṃ madanasundaryā samaṃ tisro 'pi yāntiti ”
- sārdham -
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sārdham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sārdha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sārdha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sārdhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madanasundaryā -
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madanasundarī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- samam -
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samam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse tisro'pi*yā
- yān -
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yat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yāt (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]ya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[accusative single]
- titi -
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titi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]titi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]titi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.125
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 18.4.125 in Bengali sript:
রাজাপ্যাদিশ্য বেতালং সুন্দর্যৌ তে অনাযযত্ ।
সার্ধং মদনসুন্দর্যা সমং তিস্রো ঽপি যান্তিতি ॥ ১২৫ ॥