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 6.8.219

स किरीटी च खड्गी च मां दिव्याकृतिरब्रवीत् ।
अहं मानसवेगाख्यो राजा विद्याहरेश्वरः ॥ २१९ ॥

sa kirīṭī ca khaḍgī ca māṃ divyākṛtirabravīt |
ahaṃ mānasavegākhyo rājā vidyāhareśvaraḥ || 219 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.219 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 (6.8.219). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kiriti, Kiritin, Khadgin, Khadgi, Asmad, Divyakriti, Aha, Manasavega, Raja, Vidya, Hareshvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.219). 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: “sa kirīṭī ca khaḍgī ca māṃ divyākṛtirabravīt
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kirīṭī -
  • kirīṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    kirīṭin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khaḍgī -
  • khaḍgī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    khaḍgī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    khaḍgin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • divyākṛtir -
  • divyākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    divyākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abravīt -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃ mānasavegākhyo rājā vidyāhareśvaraḥ
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • mānasavegā -
  • mānasavega (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānasavega (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mānasavegā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akhyo* -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidyā -
  • vidyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • hareśvaraḥ -
  • hareśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.219

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 6.8.219 in Bengali sript:
স কিরীটী চ খড্গী চ মাং দিব্যাকৃতিরব্রবীত্ ।
অহং মানসবেগাখ্যো রাজা বিদ্যাহরেশ্বরঃ ॥ ২১৯ ॥

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