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 2.5.132

स चावयोः पतिर्दूरं देशान्तरमितस्ततः ।
वारं वारं प्रयाति स्म राजादेशेन दूत्यया ॥ १३२ ॥

sa cāvayoḥ patirdūraṃ deśāntaramitastataḥ |
vāraṃ vāraṃ prayāti sma rājādeśena dūtyayā || 132 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.5.132 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 (2.5.132). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pati, Duram, Dura, Deshantara, Itastatah, Itastatas, Var, Vara, Prayati, Sma, Raja, Rajan, Raj, Adesha, Duti, Dutya, Aya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.5.132). 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: “sa cāvayoḥ patirdūraṃ deśāntaramitastataḥ
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāva -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ayoḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • patir -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dūram -
  • dūram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dūrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • deśāntaram -
  • deśāntara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • itastataḥ -
  • itastataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    itastatas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “vāraṃ vāraṃ prayāti sma rājādeśena dūtyayā
  • vāram -
  • vāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vāram -
  • vāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prayāti -
  • prayāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prayāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prayāti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • 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]
  • adeśena -
  • adeśa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • dūtya -
  • dūtī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dūtya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayā -
  • ayā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.5.132

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 2.5.132 in Bengali sript:
স চাবযোঃ পতির্দূরং দেশান্তরমিতস্ততঃ ।
বারং বারং প্রযাতি স্ম রাজাদেশেন দূত্যযা ॥ ১৩২ ॥

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