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 1.1.54

ततश्चुकोप गिरिजा नापूर्वं वर्णितं त्वया ।
जानाति हि जयाप्येतदिति चेश्वरमभ्यधात् ॥ ५४ ॥

tataścukopa girijā nāpūrvaṃ varṇitaṃ tvayā |
jānāti hi jayāpyetaditi ceśvaramabhyadhāt || 54 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.1.54 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 (1.1.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Girija, Nabh, Urva, Varnita, Tva, Yushmad, Jaya, Ishvara, Abhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.1.54). 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: “tataścukopa girijā nāpūrvaṃ varṇitaṃ tvayā
  • tataś -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • cukopa -
  • kup (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • girijā* -
  • girija (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    girijā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nāp -
  • nābh (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ūrvam -
  • ūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • varṇitam -
  • varṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “jānāti hi jayāpyetaditi ceśvaramabhyadhāt
  • jānāti -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jayā -
  • jaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ji (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āpyeta -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [optative passive third single]
    āp (verb class 0)
    [optative passive third single]
    i (verb class 0)
    [optative passive third single]
  • diti -
  • diti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    diti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ce -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iśvaram -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • abhya -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • adhāt -
  • dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.1.54

Cover of edition (2005)

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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Cover of edition (2013)

Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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Cover of edition (1995)

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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Cover of edition (2014)

Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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Cover of Bengali edition

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.

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Preview of verse 1.1.54 in Bengali sript:
ততশ্চুকোপ গিরিজা নাপূর্বং বর্ণিতং ত্বযা ।
জানাতি হি জযাপ্যেতদিতি চেশ্বরমভ্যধাত্ ॥ ৫৪ ॥

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