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 4.2.174

ततो जग्राह विधिवत् तस्या जीमूतवाहनः ।
पाणिं मलयवत्याः स सिद्धराजपुरस्कृतः ॥ १७४ ॥

tato jagrāha vidhivat tasyā jīmūtavāhanaḥ |
pāṇiṃ malayavatyāḥ sa siddharājapuraskṛtaḥ || 174 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.174 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 (4.2.174). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vidhivat, Jimutavahana, Pani, Malayavati, Siddharaja, Puraskrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.174). 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: “tato jagrāha vidhivat tasyā jīmūtavāhanaḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • jagrāha -
  • grah (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • vidhivat -
  • vidhivat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tasyā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jīmūtavāhanaḥ -
  • jīmūtavāhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pāṇiṃ malayavatyāḥ sa siddharājapuraskṛtaḥ
  • pāṇim -
  • pāṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • malayavatyāḥ -
  • malayavatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • siddharāja -
  • siddharāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puraskṛtaḥ -
  • puraskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.174

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 4.2.174 in Bengali sript:
ততো জগ্রাহ বিধিবত্ তস্যা জীমূতবাহনঃ ।
পাণিং মলযবত্যাঃ স সিদ্ধরাজপুরস্কৃতঃ ॥ ১৭৪ ॥

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