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 3.3.109

निजकान्तिजितज्योत्स्नां शुक्लचामरवीजिताम् ।
इन्दोर्लावण्यसर्वस्वकोषस्येवाधिदेवताम् ॥ १०९ ॥

nijakāntijitajyotsnāṃ śuklacāmaravījitām |
indorlāvaṇyasarvasvakoṣasyevādhidevatām || 109 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.3.109 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 (3.3.109). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nija, Kanti, Jita, Jyotsna, Shukla, Camara, Vijita, Indu, Lavanya, Sarvasva, Kosha, Iva, Adhidevata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.3.109). 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: “nijakāntijitajyotsnāṃ śuklacāmaravījitām
  • nija -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kānti -
  • kānti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kāntī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • jita -
  • jita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ji -> jita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ji class 1 verb], [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • jyotsnām -
  • jyotsnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śukla -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāmara -
  • cāmara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāmara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vījitām -
  • vījitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    vīj -> vījitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √vīj class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “indorlāvaṇyasarvasvakoṣasyevādhidevatām
  • indor -
  • indu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • lāvaṇya -
  • lāvaṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvasva -
  • sarvasva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṣasye -
  • koṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adhidevatām -
  • adhidevatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.3.109

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 3.3.109 in Bengali sript:
নিজকান্তিজিতজ্যোত্স্নাং শুক্লচামরবীজিতাম্ ।
ইন্দোর্লাবণ্যসর্বস্বকোষস্যেবাধিদেবতাম্ ॥ ১০৯ ॥

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