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 6.1.109

कुण्डिनाख्ये पुरे पूर्वम् उपाध्यायस्य कस्यचित् ।
ब्राह्मणस्याभवञ् शिष्याः सप्त ब्राह्मणपुत्रकाः ॥ १०९ ॥

kuṇḍinākhye pure pūrvam upādhyāyasya kasyacit |
brāhmaṇasyābhavañ śiṣyāḥ sapta brāhmaṇaputrakāḥ || 109 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.109 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 (6.1.109). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kundi, Kundin, Kundina, Akhya, Pur, Pura, Puri, Purvam, Purva, Upadhyaya, Kah, Kim, Cit, Brahmana, Shishya, Sapta, Saptan, Brahmanaputraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.109). 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: “kuṇḍinākhye pure pūrvam upādhyāyasya kasyacit
  • kuṇḍinā -
  • kuṇḍina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kuṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kuṇḍin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kuṇḍinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākhye -
  • ākhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ākhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ākhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • pure -
  • pur (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    pura (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pura (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upādhyāyasya -
  • upādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • kasya -
  • kas -> kasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kas]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “brāhmaṇasyābhavañ śiṣyāḥ sapta brāhmaṇaputrakāḥ
  • brāhmaṇasyā -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • abhavañ -
  • śiṣyāḥ -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śiṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √śās class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śās (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single], [benedictive active second single]
  • sapta -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    saptan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
    sap -> sapta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sap class 1 verb]
  • brāhmaṇaputrakāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇaputraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.109

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 6.1.109 in Bengali sript:
কুণ্ডিনাখ্যে পুরে পূর্বম্ উপাধ্যাযস্য কস্যচিত্ ।
ব্রাহ্মণস্যাভবঞ্ শিষ্যাঃ সপ্ত ব্রাহ্মণপুত্রকাঃ ॥ ১০৯ ॥

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