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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 18.2.188
पुराकल्पे तथा चाभून्नगरे कितवः क्व चित् ।
कुट्टिनीकपटो नाम कपटद्यूतकोविदः ॥ १८८ ॥
purākalpe tathā cābhūnnagare kitavaḥ kva cit |
kuṭṭinīkapaṭo nāma kapaṭadyūtakovidaḥ || 188 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.188 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 (18.2.188). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Purakalpa, Tatha, Abhu, Kitava, Kva, Cit, Kuttin, Kuttini, Kapata, Naman, Dyuta, Kovida,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.188). 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: “purākalpe tathā cābhūnnagare kitavaḥ kva cit ”
- purākalpe -
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purākalpa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ābhūnn -
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ābhu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- agare -
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√gṛ (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- kitavaḥ -
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kitava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kva -
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kva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kuṭṭinīkapaṭo nāma kapaṭadyūtakovidaḥ ”
- kuṭṭinī -
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kuṭṭinī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kuṭṭin (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kapaṭo* -
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kapaṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kapaṭa -
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kapaṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kapaṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dyūta -
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dyūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kovidaḥ -
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kovida (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 18.2.188
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 18.2.188 in Bengali sript:
পুরাকল্পে তথা চাভূন্নগরে কিতবঃ ক্ব চিত্ ।
কুট্টিনীকপটো নাম কপটদ্যূতকোবিদঃ ॥ ১৮৮ ॥