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 6.7.18

एवमालोच्य वत्सेशो निशान्ते निर्गतस् ततः ।
अपराह्णे ययौ देव्याः पद्मावत्याः स मन्दिरम् ॥ १८ ॥

evamālocya vatseśo niśānte nirgatas tataḥ |
aparāhṇe yayau devyāḥ padmāvatyāḥ sa mandiram || 18 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.7.18 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 (6.7.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Evam, Eva, Alocya, Vatsesha, Nishanta, Nirgata, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Aparahna, Yayi, Yayu, Devi, Devya, Padmavati, Mandira,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.7.18). 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: “evamālocya vatseśo niśānte nirgatas tataḥ
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ālocya -
  • ālocya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ālocya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vatseśo* -
  • vatseśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • niśānte -
  • niśānta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    niśānta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    niśāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nirgatas -
  • nirgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “aparāhṇe yayau devyāḥ padmāvatyāḥ sa mandiram
  • aparāhṇe -
  • aparāhṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • yayau -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yayu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • devyāḥ -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dīv -> devya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv]
    dīv -> devyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √dīv], [vocative plural from √dīv], [accusative plural from √dīv]
  • padmāvatyāḥ -
  • padmāvatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mandiram -
  • mandira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mandira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mandirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.7.18

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 6.7.18 in Bengali sript:
এবমালোচ্য বত্সেশো নিশান্তে নির্গতস্ ততঃ ।
অপরাহ্ণে যযৌ দেব্যাঃ পদ্মাবত্যাঃ স মন্দিরম্ ॥ ১৮ ॥

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