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 3.6.125

सायं च तं सुन्दरकं गृहप्राप्तं प्रधाव्य सः ।
सशिष्यो मुष्टिभिः पादैर् लगुडैश् चाप्य् अताडयत् ॥ १२५ ॥

sāyaṃ ca taṃ sundarakaṃ gṛhaprāptaṃ pradhāvya saḥ |
saśiṣyo muṣṭibhiḥ pādair laguḍaiś cāpy atāḍayat || 125 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.125 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 (3.6.125). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sayam, Saya, Sundaraka, Prapta, Pradha, Avya, Sah, Sashishya, Mushti, Padaih, Pada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.125). 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: “sāyaṃ ca taṃ sundarakaṃ gṛhaprāptaṃ pradhāvya saḥ
  • sāyam -
  • sāyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    -> sāya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
    -> sāya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √ class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • sundarakam -
  • sundaraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • gṛha -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • prāptam -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pradhā -
  • pradha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pradhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avya -
  • avya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    avya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    u -> avya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
    u -> avya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √u class 1 verb], [vocative single from √u class 2 verb], [vocative single from √u class 5 verb]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “saśiṣyo muṣṭibhiḥ pādair laguḍaiś cāpy atāḍayat
  • saśiṣyo* -
  • saśiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • muṣṭibhiḥ -
  • muṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    muṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    muṣṭi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    muṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pādair -
  • pādaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • laguḍaiś -
  • Cannot analyse cāpy*at
  • atāḍayat -
  • taḍ (verb class 0)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 3.6.125

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 3.6.125 in Bengali sript:
সাযং চ তং সুন্দরকং গৃহপ্রাপ্তং প্রধাব্য সঃ ।
সশিষ্যো মুষ্টিভিঃ পাদৈর্ লগুডৈশ্ চাপ্য্ অতাডযত্ ॥ ১২৫ ॥

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