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 2.5.149

यामे ऽथ पश्चिमे संज्ञां लब्ध्वात्मानं ददर्श सः ।
स्वपापोपनते मग्नमवीचाविव खातके ॥ १४९ ॥

yāme 'tha paścime saṃjñāṃ labdhvātmānaṃ dadarśa saḥ |
svapāpopanate magnamavīcāviva khātake || 149 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.5.149 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 (2.5.149). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yama, Yami, Atha, Pashcime, Pashcima, Sanjna, Atman, Sah, Svapapa, Upanata, Upanati, Magna, Avici, Iva, Khataka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.5.149). 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: “yāme 'tha paścime saṃjñāṃ labdhvātmānaṃ dadarśa saḥ
  • yāme' -
  • yāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • paścime -
  • paścime (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paścima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    paścima (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paścimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sañjñām -
  • sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • labdhvā -
  • labh -> labdhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √labh]
  • ātmānam -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “svapāpopanate magnamavīcāviva khātake
  • svapāpo -
  • svapāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upanate -
  • upanata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upanata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    upanatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    upanati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • magnam -
  • magna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    magna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    magnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    majj -> magna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj -> magna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √majj class 6 verb]
  • avīcāvi -
  • avīci (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    avīci (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • khātake -
  • khātaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    khātaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 2.5.149

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 2.5.149 in Bengali sript:
যামে ঽথ পশ্চিমে সংজ্ঞাং লব্ধ্বাত্মানং দদর্শ সঃ ।
স্বপাপোপনতে মগ্নমবীচাবিব খাতকে ॥ ১৪৯ ॥

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