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 4.2.203

तं दृष्ट्वा चान्वहं तत्र वासुकिर् भुजगेश्वरः ।
कृत्स्नम् एकपदे नष्टं नागलोकम् अमन्यत ॥ २०३ ॥

taṃ dṛṣṭvā cānvahaṃ tatra vāsukir bhujageśvaraḥ |
kṛtsnam ekapade naṣṭaṃ nāgalokam amanyata || 203 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.203 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 (4.2.203). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaha, Tatra, Vasuki, Bhujageshvara, Kritsna, Ekapad, Ekapada, Nashta, Nagaloka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.203). 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: “taṃ dṛṣṭvā cānvahaṃ tatra vāsukir bhujageśvaraḥ
  • 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]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • cān -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vaham -
  • vaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vāsukir -
  • vāsuki (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhujageśvaraḥ -
  • bhujageśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kṛtsnam ekapade naṣṭaṃ nāgalokam amanyata
  • kṛtsnam -
  • kṛtsna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtsna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtsnā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ekapade -
  • ekapad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    ekapad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    ekapada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ekapada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ekapadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • naṣṭam -
  • naṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naś class 1 verb]
  • nāgalokam -
  • nāgaloka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • amanyata -
  • man (verb class 4)
    [imperfect middle third single], [imperfect passive third single]
    man (verb class 8)
    [imperfect passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.203

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 4.2.203 in Bengali sript:
তং দৃষ্ট্বা চান্বহং তত্র বাসুকির্ ভুজগেশ্বরঃ ।
কৃত্স্নম্ একপদে নষ্টং নাগলোকম্ অমন্যত ॥ ২০৩ ॥

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