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 6.2.69

समयो हीदृशो ऽस्माकं तद्रक्षेः कन्यकाम् इमाम् ।
एतद्विवाहान् नाके नौ भूयो भावी समागमः ॥ ६९ ॥

samayo hīdṛśo 'smākaṃ tadrakṣeḥ kanyakām imām |
etadvivāhān nāke nau bhūyo bhāvī samāgamaḥ || 69 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.2.69 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 (6.2.69). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Samaya, Idrish, Idrisha, Asmaka, Asmad, Tad, Tat, Kanyaka, Iyam, Idam, Etad, Vivaha, Naka, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Bhavin, Bhavi, Samagama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.2.69). 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: “samayo hīdṛśo 'smākaṃ tadrakṣeḥ kanyakām imām
  • samayo* -
  • samaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • īdṛśo' -
  • īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    īdṛś (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • rakṣeḥ -
  • rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [optative active second single]
  • kanyakām -
  • kanyakā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “etadvivāhān nāke nau bhūyo bhāvī samāgamaḥ
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vivāhān -
  • vivāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    vivāha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nāke -
  • nāka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nāka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nākā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nau -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • bhūyo* -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāvī -
  • bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhāvī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhāvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samāgamaḥ -
  • samāgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.2.69

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 6.2.69 in Bengali sript:
সমযো হীদৃশো ঽস্মাকং তদ্রক্ষেঃ কন্যকাম্ ইমাম্ ।
এতদ্বিবাহান্ নাকে নৌ ভূযো ভাবী সমাগমঃ ॥ ৬৯ ॥

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