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 5.1.126

तच् छ्रुत्वा प्राप्तिम् आशङ्क्य तस्मात् सो ऽथ पुरोहितः ।
प्रतिशुश्राव तत् तस्मै माधवाय समीहितम् ॥ १२६ ॥

tac chrutvā prāptim āśaṅkya tasmāt so 'tha purohitaḥ |
pratiśuśrāva tat tasmai mādhavāya samīhitam || 126 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.1.126 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 (5.1.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prapti, Ashankya, Tasmat, Tad, Sah, Atha, Purohita, Prati, Tat, Madhava, Samihita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.1.126). 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: “tac chrutvā prāptim āśaṅkya tasmāt so 'tha purohitaḥ
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*pr
  • prāptim -
  • prāpti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • āśaṅkya -
  • āśaṅkya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āśaṅkya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āśaṅkya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasmāt -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • purohitaḥ -
  • purohita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pratiśuśrāva tat tasmai mādhavāya samīhitam
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    prati (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śuśrāva -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasmai -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • mādhavāya -
  • mādhava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mādhava (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • samīhitam -
  • samīhita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samīhita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samīhitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.1.126

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 5.1.126 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা প্রাপ্তিম্ আশঙ্ক্য তস্মাত্ সো ঽথ পুরোহিতঃ ।
প্রতিশুশ্রাব তত্ তস্মৈ মাধবায সমীহিতম্ ॥ ১২৬ ॥

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