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 7.5.43

राजन् गुणवरा देवी कालं कंचन भूगृहे ।
स्थापनीया त्वया भाव्यं स्वयं च ब्रह्मचारिणा ॥ ४३ ॥

rājan guṇavarā devī kālaṃ kaṃcana bhūgṛhe |
sthāpanīyā tvayā bhāvyaṃ svayaṃ ca brahmacāriṇā || 43 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.43 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 (7.5.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Rajan, Rajat, Gunavara, Devi, Devin, Kalam, Kala, Kancana, Bhugriha, Sthapaniya, Tva, Yushmad, Bhavya, Bhavi, Svayam, Brahmacarin, Brahmacari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.43). 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: “rājan guṇavarā devī kālaṃ kaṃcana bhūgṛhe
  • rājan -
  • rājan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [vocative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
  • guṇavarā* -
  • guṇavarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • devī -
  • devī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    devin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kañcana -
  • kañcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kañcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūgṛhe -
  • bhūgṛha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sthāpanīyā tvayā bhāvyaṃ svayaṃ ca brahmacāriṇā
  • sthāpanīyā -
  • sthāpanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthāpanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √sthā]
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhāvyam -
  • bhāvya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāvya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāvyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhū -> bhāvya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhū], [accusative single from √bhū]
    bhāvī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahmacāriṇā -
  • brahmacārin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    brahmacārin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    brahmacārī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.5.43

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 7.5.43 in Bengali sript:
রাজন্ গুণবরা দেবী কালং কংচন ভূগৃহে ।
স্থাপনীযা ত্বযা ভাব্যং স্বযং চ ব্রহ্মচারিণা ॥ ৪৩ ॥

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