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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 3.6.128
अहो स्त्रीप्रेरणा नाम रजसा लङ्घितात्मनाम् ।
पुंसां वात्येव सरसाम् आशयक्षोभकारिणी ॥ १२८ ॥
aho strīpreraṇā nāma rajasā laṅghitātmanām |
puṃsāṃ vātyeva sarasām āśayakṣobhakāriṇī || 128 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.128 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 (3.6.128). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ahu, Stri, Naman, Rajasa, Langhita, Mana, Pums, Vati, Vatya, Vat, Eva, Saras, Sarasa, Ashaya, Kshobhaka, Ari, Arin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.128). 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: “aho strīpreraṇā nāma rajasā laṅghitātmanām ”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- strī -
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strī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]
- preraṇā -
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- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- rajasā* -
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rajasa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rajasā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- laṅghitāt -
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laṅghita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]laṅghita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [ablative single from √laṅgh]√laṅgh -> laṅghita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √laṅgh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √laṅgh class 10 verb], [ablative single from √laṅgh]
- manām -
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manā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “puṃsāṃ vātyeva sarasām āśayakṣobhakāriṇī ”
- puṃsām -
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puṃs (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vātye -
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vāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vātya (noun, masculine)[locative single]vātya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vātyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 2 verb], [locative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vātī (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √vā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vā class 2 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vā -> vāt (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vā class 1 verb], [locative single from √vā class 1 verb]√vāt -> vātya (participle, masculine)[locative single from √vāt class 10 verb]√vāt -> vātya (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [locative single from √vāt class 10 verb]√vāt -> vātyā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vāt class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √vāt class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √vāt class 10 verb]√vā (verb class 2)[present active third single]√vā (verb class 1)[present active third single]√vāt (verb class 10)[present passive first single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarasām -
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saras (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sarasā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- āśaya -
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āśaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣobhakā -
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kṣobhaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣobhaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣobhakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ariṇī -
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ari (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]arin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.128
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 3.6.128 in Bengali sript:
অহো স্ত্রীপ্রেরণা নাম রজসা লঙ্ঘিতাত্মনাম্ ।
পুংসাং বাত্যেব সরসাম্ আশযক্ষোভকারিণী ॥ ১২৮ ॥