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 1.4.51

अङ्गीकुर्वन्स तन्मूढश्चेटिकाभिः प्रवेशितः ।
अभ्यन्तरगृहं गुप्तमन्धकारमयं ततः ॥ ५१ ॥

aṅgīkurvansa tanmūḍhaśceṭikābhiḥ praveśitaḥ |
abhyantaragṛhaṃ guptamandhakāramayaṃ tataḥ || 51 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.4.51 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 (1.4.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Angin, Angi, Kurvat, Tat, Tad, Tan, Mudha, Cetika, Praveshita, Abhyantara, Grih, Guptam, Gupta, Andhakaramaya, Tatah, Tata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.4.51). 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: “aṅgīkurvansa tanmūḍhaśceṭikābhiḥ praveśitaḥ
  • aṅgī -
  • aṅgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    aṅgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṅgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kurvan -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tan -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mūḍhaś -
  • mūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
  • ceṭikābhiḥ -
  • ceṭikā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • praveśitaḥ -
  • praveśita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhyantaragṛhaṃ guptamandhakāramayaṃ tataḥ
  • abhyantara -
  • abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • guptam -
  • guptam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    gupta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gupta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gup -> gupta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]
    gup -> gupta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √gup class 4 verb], [accusative single from √gup class 4 verb]
  • andhakāramayam -
  • andhakāramaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    andhakāramaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    andhakāramayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.4.51

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 1.4.51 in Bengali sript:
অঙ্গীকুর্বন্স তন্মূঢশ্চেটিকাভিঃ প্রবেশিতঃ ।
অভ্যন্তরগৃহং গুপ্তমন্ধকারমযং ততঃ ॥ ৫১ ॥

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