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 5.2.240

तत्र तस्मिन् वटतरोर् मूले तां पुनर् आगताम् ।
ददर्श राक्षसीं श्वश्रूं विहितस्वागतादराम् ॥ २४० ॥

tatra tasmin vaṭataror mūle tāṃ punar āgatām |
dadarśa rākṣasīṃ śvaśrūṃ vihitasvāgatādarām || 240 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.240 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 (5.2.240). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Tad, Mula, Punaragata, Rakshasi, Shvashru, Vihita, Svagata, Ara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.240). 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: “tatra tasmin vaṭataror mūle tāṃ punar āgatām
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vaṭata -
  • vaṭ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ror -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    ru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • mūle -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • punarāgatām -
  • punarāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dadarśa rākṣasīṃ śvaśrūṃ vihitasvāgatādarām
  • dadarśa -
  • dṛś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • rākṣasīm -
  • rākṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • śvaśrūm -
  • śvaśrū (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vihita -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svāgatād -
  • svāgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    svāgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • arām -
  • arā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.2.240

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 5.2.240 in Bengali sript:
তত্র তস্মিন্ বটতরোর্ মূলে তাং পুনর্ আগতাম্ ।
দদর্শ রাক্ষসীং শ্বশ্রূং বিহিতস্বাগতাদরাম্ ॥ ২৪০ ॥

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