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 1.8.22

आसन्नभ्येत्य तत्रैव निश्चला बद्धमण्डलाः ।
निखिलाः खलु सारङ्गवराहमहिषादयः ॥ २२ ॥

āsannabhyetya tatraiva niścalā baddhamaṇḍalāḥ |
nikhilāḥ khalu sāraṅgavarāhamahiṣādayaḥ || 22 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.8.22 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 (1.8.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Asanna, Bha, Etya, Tatraiva, Nishcala, Baddhamandala, Nikhila, Khalu, Saranga, Varaha, Ahi, Sha, Aya, Ayas,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.8.22). 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: “āsannabhyetya tatraiva niścalā baddhamaṇḍalāḥ
  • āsanna -
  • āsanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āsanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhye -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • etya -
  • etya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • niścalā* -
  • niścala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niścalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • baddhamaṇḍalāḥ -
  • baddhamaṇḍala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    baddhamaṇḍalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “nikhilāḥ khalu sāraṅgavarāhamahiṣādayaḥ
  • nikhilāḥ -
  • nikhila (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    nikhilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sāraṅga -
  • sāraṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sāraṅga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varāham -
  • varāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varāhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ahi -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ṣād -
  • ṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayaḥ -
  • ayas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 1.8.22

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 1.8.22 in Bengali sript:
আসন্নভ্যেত্য তত্রৈব নিশ্চলা বদ্ধমণ্ডলাঃ ।
নিখিলাঃ খলু সারঙ্গবরাহমহিষাদযঃ ॥ ২২ ॥

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