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 4.2.259

तदनु तदनुषङ्गप्राप्तया प्रीतिभाजाम् अनवरतनिदेशप्रत्ययाद् देवतानाम् ।
निजपतिनिकटस्था भाविविद्याधरेन्द्रस्वतनयकथया तं वासरं सा निनाय ॥ २५९ ॥

tadanu tadanuṣaṅgaprāptayā prītibhājām anavaratanideśapratyayād devatānām |
nijapatinikaṭasthā bhāvividyādharendrasvatanayakathayā taṃ vāsaraṃ sā nināya || 259 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.259 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 (4.2.259). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Tad, Tat, Anushanga, Prapta, Pritibhaj, Pritibhaja, Anavarata, Nidesha, Pratyaya, Devata, Nija, Pati, Patin, Kata, Tha, Bhavin, Bhavi, Vidyadharendra, Sva, Svan, Tanaya, Katha, Vasara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.259). 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: “tadanu tadanuṣaṅgaprāptayā prītibhājām anavaratanideśapratyayād devatānām
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuṣaṅga -
  • anuṣaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāptayā -
  • prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prītibhājām -
  • prītibhāj (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    prītibhāj (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    prītibhājā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • anavarata -
  • anavarata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anavarata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nideśa -
  • nideśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratyayād -
  • pratyaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • devatānām -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    devata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    devata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “nijapatinikaṭasthā bhāvividyādharendrasvatanayakathayā taṃ vāsaraṃ nināya
  • nija -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • patini -
  • patī (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    patin (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    patin (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • kaṭas -
  • kaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thā* -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhāvi -
  • bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāvin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāvī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • vidyādharendra -
  • vidyādharendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tanaya -
  • tanaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tanaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (verb class 10)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kathayā -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental 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]
  • vāsaram -
  • vāsara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vāsara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vāsarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • nināya -
  • (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 4.2.259

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 4.2.259 in Bengali sript:
তদনু তদনুষঙ্গপ্রাপ্তযা প্রীতিভাজাম্ অনবরতনিদেশপ্রত্যযাদ্ দেবতানাম্ ।
নিজপতিনিকটস্থা ভাবিবিদ্যাধরেন্দ্রস্বতনযকথযা তং বাসরং সা নিনায ॥ ২৫৯ ॥

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