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 6.3.23

कलिङ्गसेनाप्य् आश्चर्यदर्शनध्वस्तया क्षुधा ।
प्रहृष्टा तद् अहस् तस्थौ सर्वाहारपराङ्मुखी ॥ २३ ॥

kaliṅgasenāpy āścaryadarśanadhvastayā kṣudhā |
prahṛṣṭā tad ahas tasthau sarvāhāraparāṅmukhī || 23 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.3.23 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 (6.3.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashcarya, Darshana, Dhvasta, Kshudh, Kshudha, Prahrishta, Tad, Tat, Ahan, Tastha, Saru, Sarva, Ahara, Paranmukhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.3.23). 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: “kaliṅgasenāpy āścaryadarśanadhvastayā kṣudhā
  • Cannot analyse kaliṅgasenāpy*āś
  • āścarya -
  • āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśana -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvastayā -
  • dhvastā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • kṣudhā -
  • kṣudh (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṣudhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prahṛṣṭā tad ahas tasthau sarvāhāraparāṅmukhī
  • prahṛṣṭā -
  • prahṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ahas -
  • ahan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahar (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [aorist active second single]
  • tasthau -
  • tastha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • sarvā -
  • saru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āhāra -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parāṅmukhī -
  • parāṅmukhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.3.23

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 6.3.23 in Bengali sript:
কলিঙ্গসেনাপ্য্ আশ্চর্যদর্শনধ্বস্তযা ক্ষুধা ।
প্রহৃষ্টা তদ্ অহস্ তস্থৌ সর্বাহারপরাঙ্মুখী ॥ ২৩ ॥

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