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 6.6.187

इत्थं विश्लेष्य कदलीगर्भा राज्ञी मया प्रभो ।
अभिचारवशाद्युक्त्या देवीं संतोष्य रक्षिता ॥ १८७ ॥

itthaṃ viśleṣya kadalīgarbhā rājñī mayā prabho |
abhicāravaśādyuktyā devīṃ saṃtoṣya rakṣitā || 187 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.6.187 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 (6.6.187). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ittham, Ittha, Kadaligarbha, Rajni, Maya, Asmad, Prabhu, Abhicara, Vasha, Yukti, Yuktya, Devi, Santoshya, Rakshitri, Rakshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.6.187). 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: “itthaṃ viśleṣya kadalīgarbhā rājñī mayā prabho
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viśleṣya -
  • kadalīgarbhā* -
  • kadalīgarbha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kadalīgarbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • rājñī -
  • rājñī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • prabho -
  • prabhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    prabhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “abhicāravaśādyuktyā devīṃ saṃtoṣya rakṣitā
  • abhicāra -
  • abhicāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vaśād -
  • vaśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    vaśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yuktyā* -
  • yukti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    yuktyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devīm -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • santoṣya -
  • santoṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    santoṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rakṣitā -
  • rakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
    rakṣ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.6.187

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 6.6.187 in Bengali sript:
ইত্থং বিশ্লেষ্য কদলীগর্ভা রাজ্ঞী মযা প্রভো ।
অভিচারবশাদ্যুক্ত্যা দেবীং সংতোষ্য রক্ষিতা ॥ ১৮৭ ॥

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