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 3.6.11

तन्मध्यात् स कनीयांश् च राज्ञा संमानितो ऽभवत् ।
ज्येष्ठस् तु सोमदत्तो ऽभूच् चपलः क्षत्रकर्मकृत् ॥ ११ ॥

tanmadhyāt sa kanīyāṃś ca rājñā saṃmānito 'bhavat |
jyeṣṭhas tu somadatto 'bhūc capalaḥ kṣatrakarmakṛt || 11 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.11 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 (3.6.11). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tanmadhya, Kaniyas, Rajan, Manita, Jyeshtha, Somadatta, Capala, Kshatra, Karmakrit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.11). 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: “tanmadhyāt sa kanīyāṃś ca rājñā saṃmānito 'bhavat
  • tanmadhyāt -
  • tanmadhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kanīyāṃś -
  • kanīyas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājñā -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mānito' -
  • mānita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mān -> mānita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √mān class 10 verb]
    man -> mānita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √man]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “jyeṣṭhas tu somadatto 'bhūc capalaḥ kṣatrakarmakṛt
  • jyeṣṭhas -
  • jyeṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • somadatto' -
  • somadatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhūc -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • capalaḥ -
  • capala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṣatra -
  • kṣatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karmakṛt -
  • karmakṛt (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    karmakṛt (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.11

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 3.6.11 in Bengali sript:
তন্মধ্যাত্ স কনীযাংশ্ চ রাজ্ঞা সংমানিতো ঽভবত্ ।
জ্যেষ্ঠস্ তু সোমদত্তো ঽভূচ্ চপলঃ ক্ষত্রকর্মকৃত্ ॥ ১১ ॥

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