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 4.2.185

तद् बुद्ध्वागत्य विनतातनयो गरुडस् तदा ।
सान्त्वेन मातुर् दासत्वमुक्तिं कद्रूम् अयाचत ॥ १८५ ॥

tad buddhvāgatya vinatātanayo garuḍas tadā |
sāntvena mātur dāsatvamuktiṃ kadrūm ayācata || 185 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.185 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 (4.2.185). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Buddhva, Vinatatanaya, Garuda, Tada, Santva, Matri, Matu, Dasatva, Ukti, Kadru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.185). 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: “tad buddhvāgatya vinatātanayo garuḍas tadā
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • buddhvā -
  • budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    budh -> buddhvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √budh]
    buddhvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • agatya -
  • vinatātanayo* -
  • vinatātanaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • garuḍas -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sāntvena mātur dāsatvamuktiṃ kadrūm ayācata
  • sāntvena -
  • sāntva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sāntva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mātur -
  • mātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dāsatvam -
  • dāsatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uktim -
  • ukti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kadrūm -
  • kadrū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayācata -
  • yāc (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.185

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 4.2.185 in Bengali sript:
তদ্ বুদ্ধ্বাগত্য বিনতাতনযো গরুডস্ তদা ।
সান্ত্বেন মাতুর্ দাসত্বমুক্তিং কদ্রূম্ অযাচত ॥ ১৮৫ ॥

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