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 6.1.140

अथ सो ऽमरगुप्तेन तदभिर्पायवेदिना ।
कथान्तरे प्रसङ्गेन मन्त्रिणा जगदे नृपः ॥ १४० ॥

atha so 'maraguptena tadabhirpāyavedinā |
kathāntare prasaṅgena mantriṇā jagade nṛpaḥ || 140 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.140 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 (6.1.140). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Sah, Amaragupta, Kathantara, Prasangena, Prasanga, Mantri, Mantrin, Jagada, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.140). 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: “atha so 'maraguptena tadabhirpāyavedinā
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • amaraguptena -
  • amaragupta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    amaragupta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse tadabhirpāyavedinā
  • Line 2: “kathāntare prasaṅgena mantriṇā jagade nṛpaḥ
  • kathāntare -
  • kathāntara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • prasaṅgena -
  • prasaṅgena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    prasaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • mantriṇā -
  • mantri (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mantrin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mantrin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    mantrī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • jagade -
  • jagada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nṛpaḥ -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.140

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 6.1.140 in Bengali sript:
অথ সো ঽমরগুপ্তেন তদভির্পাযবেদিনা ।
কথান্তরে প্রসঙ্গেন মন্ত্রিণা জগদে নৃপঃ ॥ ১৪০ ॥

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