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 6.3.129

तीर्णान्य् अविपद् अद्याहम् अनया भक्षितेति सा ।
त्रस्ता यावत् तरौ तावद् आरूढा तत्र राक्षसी ॥ १२८ ॥

tīrṇāny avipad adyāham anayā bhakṣiteti sā |
trastā yāvat tarau tāvad ārūḍhā tatra rākṣasī || 128 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.3.129 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 (6.3.129). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Adya, Aha, Asmad, Anaya, Bhakshitri, Bhakshita, Iti, Trasta, Yavat, Tara, Tari, Taru, Tavat, Arudha, Tatra, Rakshasi, Rakshasin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.3.129). 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: “tīrṇāny avipad adyāham anayā bhakṣiteti
  • Cannot analyse tīrṇāny*av
  • avipad -
  • avipad (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • adyā -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • anayā* -
  • anaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhakṣite -
  • bhakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bhakṣita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √bhakṣ], [locative single from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √bhakṣ], [vocative single from √bhakṣ], [vocative dual from √bhakṣ], [accusative dual from √bhakṣ], [locative single from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ -> bhakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhakṣ], [nominative dual from √bhakṣ], [vocative single from √bhakṣ], [vocative dual from √bhakṣ], [accusative dual from √bhakṣ]
    bhakṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “trastā yāvat tarau tāvad ārūḍhā tatra rākṣasī
  • trastā* -
  • trasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    trastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tras -> trasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tras class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 4 verb]
    tras -> trastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tras class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tras class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tras class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tras class 4 verb]
  • yāvat -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tarau -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tari (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    taru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tāvad -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ārūḍhā -
  • ārūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rākṣasī -
  • rākṣasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rākṣasin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.3.129

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 6.3.129 in Bengali sript:
তীর্ণান্য্ অবিপদ্ অদ্যাহম্ অনযা ভক্ষিতেতি সা ।
ত্রস্তা যাবত্ তরৌ তাবদ্ আরূঢা তত্র রাক্ষসী ॥ ১২৮ ॥

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