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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 18.4.165
तादृशस्य कृते स्नेहात्कृत्वा रूपाभिवर्णनम् ।
ब्राह्मणाद्रत्नदत्ताख्यात्कन्यका याचिता मया ॥ १६५ ॥
tādṛśasya kṛte snehātkṛtvā rūpābhivarṇanam |
brāhmaṇādratnadattākhyātkanyakā yācitā mayā || 165 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.165 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 (18.4.165). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tadrisha, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Sneha, Kritva, Kritvan, Rupa, Abhivarnana, Brahmana, Ratnadatta, Kanyaka, Yacita, Maya, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
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- Line 1: “tādṛśasya kṛte snehātkṛtvā rūpābhivarṇanam ”
- tādṛśasya -
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tādṛśa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]tādṛśa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kṛte -
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kṛte (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kṛte (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]kṛt (noun, masculine)[dative single]kṛt (noun, neuter)[dative single]kṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 2)[present middle third single]
- snehāt -
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sneha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- 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]
- rūpā -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhivarṇanam -
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abhivarṇana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “brāhmaṇādratnadattākhyātkanyakā yācitā mayā ”
- brāhmaṇād -
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brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ratnadattā -
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ratnadatta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- akhyāt -
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√khyā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- kanyakā* -
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kanyaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kanyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yācitā* -
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yācita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yācitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√yāc -> yācita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √yāc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yāc class 1 verb]√yāc -> yācitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √yāc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √yāc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √yāc class 1 verb]
- mayā -
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mā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]mayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.165
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 18.4.165 in Bengali sript:
তাদৃশস্য কৃতে স্নেহাত্কৃত্বা রূপাভিবর্ণনম্ ।
ব্রাহ্মণাদ্রত্নদত্তাখ্যাত্কন্যকা যাচিতা মযা ॥ ১৬৫ ॥