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 6.1.153

स्वैरं मन्त्रयमाणौ च मिथः किम् अपि ताव् उभौ ।
दूरात् स तर्कयन् राजा जगाम मृगयावनम् ॥ १५३ ॥

svairaṃ mantrayamāṇau ca mithaḥ kim api tāv ubhau |
dūrāt sa tarkayan rājā jagāma mṛgayāvanam || 153 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.153 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 (6.1.153). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Svairam, Svaira, Mantrayamana, Mithah, Kim, Api, Ubha, Durat, Dura, Tarkayat, Raja, Mrigayavana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.153). 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: “svairaṃ mantrayamāṇau ca mithaḥ kim api tāv ubhau
  • svairam -
  • svairam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    svaira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svaira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svairā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mantrayamāṇau -
  • mantr -> mantrayamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √mantr class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √mantr class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √mantr class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mithaḥ -
  • mithaḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    mithaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Cannot analyse tāv*ub
  • ubhau -
  • ubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “dūrāt sa tarkayan rājā jagāma mṛgayāvanam
  • dūrāt -
  • dūrāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dūra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    dūra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tarkayan -
  • tark -> tarkayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tark class 10 verb], [vocative single from √tark class 10 verb]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • mṛgayāvanam -
  • mṛgayāvana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.1.153

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 6.1.153 in Bengali sript:
স্বৈরং মন্ত্রযমাণৌ চ মিথঃ কিম্ অপি তাব্ উভৌ ।
দূরাত্ স তর্কযন্ রাজা জগাম মৃগযাবনম্ ॥ ১৫৩ ॥

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