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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 18.4.179
ननन्द स्त्रीजनश्चात्र तुल्यौ वीक्ष्य वधूवरौ ।
सा च रूपवती प्राप्तं दृष्ट्वा तं तादृशं वरम् ॥ १७९ ॥
nananda strījanaścātra tulyau vīkṣya vadhūvarau |
sā ca rūpavatī prāptaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ tādṛśaṃ varam || 179 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.179 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 (18.4.179). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nananda, Strijana, Tulya, Vikshya, Vadhuvara, Rupavat, Rupavati, Prapta, Tadrish, Tadrisha, Varam, Vara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.179). 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: “nananda strījanaścātra tulyau vīkṣya vadhūvarau ”
- nananda -
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nananda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nananda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nand (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- strījanaś -
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strījana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cāt -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tulyau -
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tulya (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√tul -> tulya (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √tul class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √tul class 10 verb]
- vīkṣya -
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vīkṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vīkṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadhūvarau -
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vadhūvara (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “sā ca rūpavatī prāptaṃ dṛṣṭvā taṃ tādṛśaṃ varam ”
- sā -
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sā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpavatī -
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rūpavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]rūpavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- 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]
- tādṛśam -
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tādṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]tādṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tādṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tādṛś (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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.4.179
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 18.4.179 in Bengali sript:
ননন্দ স্ত্রীজনশ্চাত্র তুল্যৌ বীক্ষ্য বধূবরৌ ।
সা চ রূপবতী প্রাপ্তং দৃষ্ট্বা তং তাদৃশং বরম্ ॥ ১৭৯ ॥