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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 18.4.176
ततः स वृद्धविप्रस्तं वरमण्डनमण्डितम् ।
आदाय केसटं जन्यैः समं तत्प्राविशत्पुरम् ॥ १७६ ॥
tataḥ sa vṛddhaviprastaṃ varamaṇḍanamaṇḍitam |
ādāya kesaṭaṃ janyaiḥ samaṃ tatprāviśatpuram || 176 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.176 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 (18.4.176). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vriddhavipra, Varam, Vara, Anda, Mandita, Ada, Adaya, Kesata, Janya, Samam, Sama, Tat, Pravishat, Pur, Pura,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.176). 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: “tataḥ sa vṛddhaviprastaṃ varamaṇḍanamaṇḍitam ”
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vṛddhavipras -
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vṛddhavipra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- varam -
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varam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- aṇḍa -
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aṇḍa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇḍitam -
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maṇḍita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]maṇḍita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]maṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √maṇḍ]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √maṇḍ]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍitā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √maṇḍ]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √maṇḍ]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √maṇḍ], [accusative single from √maṇḍ]
- Line 2: “ādāya kesaṭaṃ janyaiḥ samaṃ tatprāviśatpuram ”
- ādāya -
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ādāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ādāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]āda (noun, masculine)[dative single]āda (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- kesaṭam -
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kesaṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kesaṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- janyaiḥ -
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janya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]janya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√jan -> janya (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √jan class 10 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan]√jan -> janya (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √jan class 10 verb], [instrumental plural from √jan]
- 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]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- prāviśat -
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prāviśat (noun, masculine)[compound]prāviśat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]prāviśat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- puram -
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pura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]purā (noun, feminine)[adverb]pur (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.176
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 18.4.176 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স বৃদ্ধবিপ্রস্তং বরমণ্ডনমণ্ডিতম্ ।
আদায কেসটং জন্যৈঃ সমং তত্প্রাবিশত্পুরম্ ॥ ১৭৬ ॥