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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 12.2.114
केनापि निहितां तत्र वीणामादाय सादरः ।
उपवीणयति स्मैतां देवीमत्र स्वगीतकैः ॥ ११४ ॥
kenāpi nihitāṃ tatra vīṇāmādāya sādaraḥ |
upavīṇayati smaitāṃ devīmatra svagītakaiḥ || 114 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.114 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 (12.2.114). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kena, Kah, Kim, Api, Nihita, Tatra, Vina, Ada, Adaya, Sadara, Sma, Sman, Devi, Atra, Sva, Svan, Gitaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.114). 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: “kenāpi nihitāṃ tatra vīṇāmādāya sādaraḥ ”
- kenā -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- nihitām -
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nihitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vīṇām -
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vīṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- 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]
- sādaraḥ -
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sādara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “upavīṇayati smaitāṃ devīmatra svagītakaiḥ ”
- Cannot analyse upavīṇayati*sm
- smai -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]smā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- aitām -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active third dual]
- devīm -
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devī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sva -
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sva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]svan (noun, masculine)[compound]svan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- gītakaiḥ -
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gītaka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.114
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 12.2.114 in Bengali sript:
কেনাপি নিহিতাং তত্র বীণামাদায সাদরঃ ।
উপবীণযতি স্মৈতাং দেবীমত্র স্বগীতকৈঃ ॥ ১১৪ ॥