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 7.1.129

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स हि कामावतारो ऽत्र किं तु नाद्यापि दिव्यताम् ।
प्राप्तस् तेन मया तस्य विद्याप्राप्तिः प्रतीक्ष्यते ॥ १२९ ॥

sa hi kāmāvatāro 'tra kiṃ tu nādyāpi divyatām |
prāptas tena mayā tasya vidyāprāptiḥ pratīkṣyate || 129 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.1.129 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 (7.1.129). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kamavatara, Atra, Kim, Nadi, Nadin, Nadya, Api, Divyata, Prapta, Tad, Tena, Maya, Asmad, Vidyaprapti, Pratikshya, Yushmad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.1.129). 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 hi kāmāvatāro 'tra kiṃ tu nādyāpi divyatām ”
sa -
sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
kāmāvatāro' -
kāmāvatāra (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kim -
kim (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kim (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kim (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
nādyā -
nādi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

nādi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nādi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

nādin (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]

nādin (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nādya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

nādya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)

[compound from √nad]

√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)

[compound from √nad]

√nad -> nādya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √nad]

nādī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

nādī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]

nādī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

nādyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√nad -> nādya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]

√nad -> nādya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √nad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √nad]

√nad -> nādyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √nad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √nad]
āpi -
āpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

āpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

āpi (Preverb)

[Preverb]
divyatām -
divyatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

√div (verb class 1)

[imperative passive third single]
Line 2: “prāptas tena mayā tasya vidyāprāptiḥ pratīkṣyate ”
prāptas -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tena -
tena (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

√tan (verb class 8)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 4)

[perfect active second plural]

√tan (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
mayā -
mā (noun, feminine)

[instrumental single]

mayā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[instrumental single]
tasya -
√tas -> tasya (absolutive)

[absolutive from √tas]

ta (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

tad (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

√tas (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
vidyāprāptiḥ -
vidyāprāpti (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
pratīkṣya -
pratīkṣya (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

pratīkṣya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pratīkṣya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
te -
ta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ta (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

tā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

tad (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [accusative dual]

yuṣmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.1.129

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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Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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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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Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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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 7.1.129 in Bengali sript:
স হি কামাবতারো ঽত্র কিং তু নাদ্যাপি দিব্যতাম্ ।
প্রাপ্তস্ তেন মযা তস্য বিদ্যাপ্রাপ্তিঃ প্রতীক্ষ্যতে ॥ ১২৯ ॥

Last Updated: 29 April, 2019