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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 3.6.119
नूनं विरूपैर् अधिकं हासनैः क्रीडति स्मरः ।
यत् सानवेक्ष्य स्वं रूपं चक्रे सुन्दरकस्पृहाम् ॥ ११९ ॥
nūnaṃ virūpair adhikaṃ hāsanaiḥ krīḍati smaraḥ |
yat sānavekṣya svaṃ rūpaṃ cakre sundarakaspṛhām || 119 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.119 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 (3.6.119). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nunam, Virupa, Adhikam, Adhika, Hasana, Kridat, Smara, Yat, Yad, Sanu, Ekshya, Sva, Rupa, Cakra, Cakri, Sundaraka, Spriha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.119). 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: “nūnaṃ virūpair adhikaṃ hāsanaiḥ krīḍati smaraḥ ”
- nūnam -
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nūnam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- virūpair -
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virūpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]virūpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- adhikam -
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adhikam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hāsanaiḥ -
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hāsana (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]hāsana (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- krīḍati -
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krīḍat (noun, masculine)[locative single]krīḍat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ -> krīḍat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √krīḍ class 1 verb]√krīḍ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- smaraḥ -
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smara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “yat sānavekṣya svaṃ rūpaṃ cakre sundarakaspṛhām ”
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- sānave -
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sānu (noun, masculine)[vocative single], [dative single]
- ekṣya -
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ekṣya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- svam -
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sva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svan (noun, masculine)[adverb]svan (noun, neuter)[adverb]sva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cakre -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[locative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cakri (noun, masculine)[vocative single]cakri (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 2)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 5)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 8)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 3)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]√kṛ (verb class 6)[perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
- sundaraka -
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sundaraka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- spṛhām -
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spṛhā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.119
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 3.6.119 in Bengali sript:
নূনং বিরূপৈর্ অধিকং হাসনৈঃ ক্রীডতি স্মরঃ ।
যত্ সানবেক্ষ্য স্বং রূপং চক্রে সুন্দরকস্পৃহাম্ ॥ ১১৯ ॥