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 3.4.353

वदन्त्याः स्वागतमिव भ्रमद्भ्रमरगुञ्जितैः ।
तस्यास् तीरे न्यषीदच् च फुल्लपद्माननश्रियः ॥ ३५३ ॥

vadantyāḥ svāgatamiva bhramadbhramaraguñjitaiḥ |
tasyās tīre nyaṣīdac ca phullapadmānanaśriyaḥ || 353 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.353 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 (3.4.353). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vadanti, Svagata, Iva, Bhramat, Bhramara, Gunjita, Tira, Phullapadma, Ana, Shri, Shriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.353). 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: “vadantyāḥ svāgatamiva bhramadbhramaraguñjitaiḥ
  • vadantyāḥ -
  • vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [ablative single from √vad class 1 verb], [genitive single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • svāgatam -
  • svāgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svāgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhramad -
  • bhramat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhramat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhramara -
  • bhramara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guñjitaiḥ -
  • guñjita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    guñjita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    guñj -> guñjita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √guñj class 1 verb]
    guñj -> guñjita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √guñj class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “tasyās tīre nyaṣīdac ca phullapadmānanaśriyaḥ
  • tasyās -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tīre -
  • tīra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tīra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse nyaṣīdac*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • phullapadmān -
  • phullapadma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ana -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śriyaḥ -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    śriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.4.353

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 3.4.353 in Bengali sript:
বদন্ত্যাঃ স্বাগতমিব ভ্রমদ্ভ্রমরগুঞ্জিতৈঃ ।
তস্যাস্ তীরে ন্যষীদচ্ চ ফুল্লপদ্মাননশ্রিযঃ ॥ ৩৫৩ ॥

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