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 6.1.123

गङ्गायां तुल्यकालौ द्वौ तपस्य् अनशने जनौ ।
एको विप्रो द्वितीयश् च चण्डालस् तस्थतुः पुरा ॥ १२३ ॥

gaṅgāyāṃ tulyakālau dvau tapasy anaśane janau |
eko vipro dvitīyaś ca caṇḍālas tasthatuḥ purā || 123 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.123 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 (6.1.123). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ganga, Tulyakala, Dva, Anashana, Jana, Jani, Janu, Eka, Vipra, Dvitiya, Candala, Pura, Pur,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.123). 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: “gaṅgāyāṃ tulyakālau dvau tapasy anaśane janau
  • gaṅgāyām -
  • gaṅgā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tulyakālau -
  • tulyakāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dvau -
  • dva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse tapasy*an
  • anaśane -
  • anaśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anaśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anaśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • janau -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    jani (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    janu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “eko vipro dvitīyaś ca caṇḍālas tasthatuḥ purā
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vipro* -
  • vipra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dvitīyaś -
  • dvitīya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caṇḍālas -
  • caṇḍāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasthatuḥ -
  • sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • purā -
  • purā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    purā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.123

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 6.1.123 in Bengali sript:
গঙ্গাযাং তুল্যকালৌ দ্বৌ তপস্য্ অনশনে জনৌ ।
একো বিপ্রো দ্বিতীযশ্ চ চণ্ডালস্ তস্থতুঃ পুরা ॥ ১২৩ ॥

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