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 5.3.23

न तावत् सा च कनकपुरी दृष्टा मया पुरी ।
अपदे नश्यता तावद् दाशेन्द्रो ऽप्य् एष नाशितः ॥ २३ ॥

na tāvat sā ca kanakapurī dṛṣṭā mayā purī |
apade naśyatā tāvad dāśendro 'py eṣa nāśitaḥ || 23 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.23 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 (5.3.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tavat, Kanakapuri, Drishta, Maya, Asmad, Puri, Apad, Apada, Nashyat, Esha, Nashita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.23). 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: “na tāvat ca kanakapurī dṛṣṭā mayā purī
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kanakapurī -
  • kanakapurī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭā* -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • purī -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “apade naśyatā tāvad dāśendro 'py eṣa nāśitaḥ
  • apade -
  • apad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    apad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    apada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • naśyatā -
  • naśyat (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    naśyat (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naśyat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √naś class 4 verb]
  • tāvad -
  • Cannot analyse dāśendro'py*eṣ
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nāśitaḥ -
  • nāśita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √naś]
    naś -> nāśita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √naś]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 5.3.23

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 5.3.23 in Bengali sript:
ন তাবত্ সা চ কনকপুরী দৃষ্টা মযা পুরী ।
অপদে নশ্যতা তাবদ্ দাশেন্দ্রো ঽপ্য্ এষ নাশিতঃ ॥ ২৩ ॥

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