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 7.4.5

शत्रुर्नरपतिर्भूरिपादातस् तस्य चाभवत् ।
मानिनो नरसिंहाख्यः प्रतिष्ठानेश्वरो बली ॥ ५ ॥

śatrurnarapatirbhūripādātas tasya cābhavat |
mānino narasiṃhākhyaḥ pratiṣṭhāneśvaro balī || 5 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.4.5 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 (7.4.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shatru, Narapati, Bhuripadata, Tad, Manin, Narasimha, Pratishthana, Ishvara, Balin, Bali,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.4.5). 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: “śatrurnarapatirbhūripādātas tasya cābhavat
  • śatrur -
  • śatru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narapatir -
  • narapati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhūripādātas -
  • bhūripādāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhavat -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “mānino narasiṃhākhyaḥ pratiṣṭhāneśvaro balī
  • mānino* -
  • mānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mānin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • narasiṃhā -
  • narasiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • akhyaḥ -
  • khyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist active second single]
  • pratiṣṭhāne -
  • pratiṣṭhāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pratiṣṭhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pratiṣṭhānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iśvaro* -
  • iśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • balī -
  • balī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    balī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    balin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.4.5

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 7.4.5 in Bengali sript:
শত্রুর্নরপতির্ভূরিপাদাতস্ তস্য চাভবত্ ।
মানিনো নরসিংহাখ্যঃ প্রতিষ্ঠানেশ্বরো বলী ॥ ৫ ॥

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