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 1.6.159

सो ऽपि वातैकभक्षः सन् कृतमौनः सुनिश्चयः ।
प्राप स्वामिकुमारस्य शर्ववर्मान्तिकं क्रमात् ॥ १५९ ॥

so 'pi vātaikabhakṣaḥ san kṛtamaunaḥ suniścayaḥ |
prāpa svāmikumārasya śarvavarmāntikaṃ kramāt || 159 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.159 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 (1.6.159). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Api, Vataikabhaksha, Sat, Krit, Krita, Sunishcaya, Prapa, Svamikumara, Sharvavarman, Antikam, Antika, Kramat, Krama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.159). 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: “so 'pi vātaikabhakṣaḥ san kṛtamaunaḥ suniścayaḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • vātaikabhakṣaḥ -
  • vātaikabhakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • aunaḥ -
  • ud (verb class 7)
    [imperfect active second single]
    und (verb class 7)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • suniścayaḥ -
  • suniścaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prāpa svāmikumārasya śarvavarmāntikaṃ kramāt
  • prāpa -
  • prāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svāmikumārasya -
  • svāmikumāra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • śarvavarmā -
  • śarvavarman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • antikam -
  • antikam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    antika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    antikā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kramāt -
  • kramāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    krama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.6.159

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 1.6.159 in Bengali sript:
সো ঽপি বাতৈকভক্ষঃ সন্ কৃতমৌনঃ সুনিশ্চযঃ ।
প্রাপ স্বামিকুমারস্য শর্ববর্মান্তিকং ক্রমাত্ ॥ ১৫৯ ॥

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