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 6.8.259

निष्पन्नतादृशचिराभिमतानुरूपपाणिग्रहोत्सवविधी च वधूवरौ तौ ।
अभ्यन्तरं विविशतुः प्रमदोपरुद्धं लोकस्य मानसमिवामलचित्रभक्ति ॥ २५९ ॥

niṣpannatādṛśacirābhimatānurūpapāṇigrahotsavavidhī ca vadhūvarau tau |
abhyantaraṃ viviśatuḥ pramadoparuddhaṃ lokasya mānasamivāmalacitrabhakti || 259 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.259 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 (6.8.259). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nishpanna, Tadrisha, Cira, Abhimata, Uru, Ani, Graha, Utsavavidhi, Vadhuvara, Abhyantaram, Abhyantara, Pramad, Pramada, Uparuddha, Loka, Manasa, Iva, Amala, Citra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.259). 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: “niṣpannatādṛśacirābhimatānurūpapāṇigrahotsavavidhī ca vadhūvarau tau
  • niṣpanna -
  • niṣpanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣpanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tādṛśa -
  • tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cirā -
  • cira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhimatān -
  • abhimata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • urū -
  • uru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • papā -
  • (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    pai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aṇi -
  • aṇi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • graho -
  • graha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    graha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsavavidhī -
  • utsavavidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadhūvarau -
  • vadhūvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “abhyantaraṃ viviśatuḥ pramadoparuddhaṃ lokasya mānasamivāmalacitrabhakti
  • abhyantaram -
  • abhyantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhyantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viviśatuḥ -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active third dual]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third dual]
  • pramado -
  • pramada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pramada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pramad (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    pramadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uparuddham -
  • uparuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uparuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uparuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • lokasya -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mānasam -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • amala -
  • amala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citra -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakti -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.259

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 6.8.259 in Bengali sript:
নিষ্পন্নতাদৃশচিরাভিমতানুরূপপাণিগ্রহোত্সববিধী চ বধূবরৌ তৌ ।
অভ্যন্তরং বিবিশতুঃ প্রমদোপরুদ্ধং লোকস্য মানসমিবামলচিত্রভক্তি ॥ ২৫৯ ॥

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