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 1.7.15

युष्मदीयः स राजापि पूर्वजन्मन्यभूदृषिः ।
भरद्वाजमुनेः शिष्यः कृष्णसंज्ञो महातपाः ॥ १५ ॥

yuṣmadīyaḥ sa rājāpi pūrvajanmanyabhūdṛṣiḥ |
bharadvājamuneḥ śiṣyaḥ kṛṣṇasaṃjño mahātapāḥ || 15 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.7.15 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 (1.7.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yushmadiya, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Api, Purvajanman, Rishi, Bharadvaja, Shishya, Krishna, Sanjna, Mahatapa, Mahatapas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.7.15). 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: “yuṣmadīyaḥ sa rājāpi pūrvajanmanyabhūdṛṣiḥ
  • yuṣmadīyaḥ -
  • yuṣmadīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rājā -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • pūrvajanmanya -
  • pūrvajanman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrvajanman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • abhūd -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • ṛṣiḥ -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “bharadvājamuneḥ śiṣyaḥ kṛṣṇasaṃjño mahātapāḥ
  • bharadvājam -
  • bharadvāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • une -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • iḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śiṣyaḥ -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • kṛṣṇa -
  • kṛṣṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛṣṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjño* -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātapāḥ -
  • mahātapa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahātapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    mahātapas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.7.15

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 1.7.15 in Bengali sript:
যুষ্মদীযঃ স রাজাপি পূর্বজন্মন্যভূদৃষিঃ ।
ভরদ্বাজমুনেঃ শিষ্যঃ কৃষ্ণসংজ্ঞো মহাতপাঃ ॥ ১৫ ॥

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