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 3.4.227

तत्र विद्याधरीविद्याप्रभावेण तिरोहितम् ।
विचिन्त्यापि न लेभे तं स क्षितीशो विदूषकम् ॥ २२७ ॥

tatra vidyādharīvidyāprabhāveṇa tirohitam |
vicintyāpi na lebhe taṃ sa kṣitīśo vidūṣakam || 227 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.227 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 (3.4.227). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Vidyadhari, Vidya, Prabhava, Tirohita, Vicintya, Api, Kshitisha, Vidushaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.227). 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: “tatra vidyādharīvidyāprabhāveṇa tirohitam
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vidyādharī -
  • vidyādharī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vidyā -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhāveṇa -
  • prabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tirohitam -
  • tirohita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tirohita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tirohitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vicintyāpi na lebhe taṃ sa kṣitīśo vidūṣakam
  • vicintyā -
  • vicintya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicintya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicintyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lebhe -
  • labh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣitīśo* -
  • kṣitīśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidūṣakam -
  • vidūṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidūṣaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidūṣakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.227

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 3.4.227 in Bengali sript:
তত্র বিদ্যাধরীবিদ্যাপ্রভাবেণ তিরোহিতম্ ।
বিচিন্ত্যাপি ন লেভে তং স ক্ষিতীশো বিদূষকম্ ॥ ২২৭ ॥

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