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 2.3.83

सा चावश्यं मन्ये वासवदत्ता त्वयैव परिणेया ।
स सपदि वासवदत्ताहृतहृदयो वत्सराजो ऽभूत् ॥ ८३ ॥

sā cāvaśyaṃ manye vāsavadattā tvayaiva pariṇeyā |
sa sapadi vāsavadattāhṛtahṛdayo vatsarājo 'bhūt || 83 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.3.83 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 (2.3.83). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Manya, Mani, Vasavadatta, Tva, Yushmad, Parineya, Sapadi, Ahrita, Hridaya, Vatsaraja,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.3.83). 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: “ cāvaśyaṃ manye vāsavadattā tvayaiva pariṇeyā
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāva -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aśyam -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • manye -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    man (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [present passive first single]
  • vāsavadattā -
  • vāsavadattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvayai -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • pariṇeyā -
  • pariṇeyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa sapadi vāsavadattāhṛtahṛdayo vatsarājo 'bhūt
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sapadi -
  • sapadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāsavadattā -
  • vāsavadatta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāsavadattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ahṛta -
  • ahṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ahṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛdayo* -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vatsarājo' -
  • vatsarāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūt -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.3.83

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 2.3.83 in Bengali sript:
সা চাবশ্যং মন্যে বাসবদত্তা ত্বযৈব পরিণেযা ।
স সপদি বাসবদত্তাহৃতহৃদযো বত্সরাজো ঽভূত্ ॥ ৮৩ ॥

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