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 6.8.262

वरचारणनर्तकीसमूहैर् विविधदिगन्तसमागतैस् तदात्र ।
परितः स्तवनृत्तगीतवाद्यैर् बुबुधे तन्मय एव जीवलोकः ॥ २६२ ॥

varacāraṇanartakīsamūhair vividhadigantasamāgatais tadātra |
paritaḥ stavanṛttagītavādyair bubudhe tanmaya eva jīvalokaḥ || 262 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.262 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 (6.8.262). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vara, Carana, Nartaki, Samuha, Vividha, Diganta, Samagata, Tada, Paritah, Paritas, Stavat, Tta, Gitavadya, Tanmaya, Eva, Jivaloka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.262). 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: “varacāraṇanartakīsamūhair vividhadigantasamāgatais tadātra
  • vara -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • cāraṇa -
  • cāraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nartakī -
  • nartakī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • samūhair -
  • samūha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vividha -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • diganta -
  • diganta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diganta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samāgatais -
  • samāgata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    samāgata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tadāt -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “paritaḥ stavanṛttagītavādyair bubudhe tanmaya eva jīvalokaḥ
  • paritaḥ -
  • paritaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paritas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • stavan -
  • stavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tta -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gītavādyair -
  • gītavādya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    gītavādya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • bubudhe -
  • budh (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    budh (verb class 4)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • tanmaya* -
  • tanmaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jīvalokaḥ -
  • jīvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 6.8.262

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 6.8.262 in Bengali sript:
বরচারণনর্তকীসমূহৈর্ বিবিধদিগন্তসমাগতৈস্ তদাত্র ।
পরিতঃ স্তবনৃত্তগীতবাদ্যৈর্ বুবুধে তন্ময এব জীবলোকঃ ॥ ২৬২ ॥

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