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 2.4.152

प्रदोषे चाययौ तस्यास्तत्रैवारुह्य पक्षिणि ।
गृहं रूपणिकायास्ताः शङ्खचक्रगदा वहन् ॥ १५२ ॥

pradoṣe cāyayau tasyāstatraivāruhya pakṣiṇi |
gṛhaṃ rūpaṇikāyāstāḥ śaṅkhacakragadā vahan || 152 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.4.152 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 (2.4.152). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pradosha, Tatraiva, Aruhya, Pakshini, Pakshin, Pakshi, Grih, Rupa, Nika, Asta, Shankha, Cakraga, Vahat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.4.152). 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: “pradoṣe cāyayau tasyāstatraivāruhya pakṣiṇi
  • pradoṣe -
  • pradoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pradoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pradoṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāyayau -
  • tasyās -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tatraivā -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • āruhya -
  • āruhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pakṣiṇi -
  • pakṣiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pakṣin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    pakṣī (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “gṛhaṃ rūpaṇikāyāstāḥ śaṅkhacakragadā vahan
  • gṛham -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • rūpa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇikāyā -
  • ṇika (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ṇika (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • astāḥ -
  • asta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    astā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śaṅkha -
  • śaṅkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śaṅkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakraga -
  • cakraga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakraga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dā* -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vahan -
  • vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.4.152

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 2.4.152 in Bengali sript:
প্রদোষে চাযযৌ তস্যাস্তত্রৈবারুহ্য পক্ষিণি ।
গৃহং রূপণিকাযাস্তাঃ শঙ্খচক্রগদা বহন্ ॥ ১৫২ ॥

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