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 7.8.178

त्वया नौ रक्षितो भर्तेत्युभे ते पादयोस् ततः ।
निपत्य भ्रातृजाये तमनिच्छासेनमूचतुः ॥ १७८ ॥

tvayā nau rakṣito bhartetyubhe te pādayos tataḥ |
nipatya bhrātṛjāye tamanicchāsenamūcatuḥ || 178 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.8.178 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 (7.8.178). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tva, Yushmad, Asmad, Rakshitri, Rakshita, Bhartri, Iti, Ubha, Tad, Pada, Tatah, Tata, Nipatya, Bhratrijaya, Tama, Nid, Shasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.8.178). 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: “tvayā nau rakṣito bhartetyubhe te pādayos tataḥ
  • tvayā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • nau -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative dual], [dative dual], [genitive dual]
  • rakṣito* -
  • rakṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    rakṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    rakṣ -> rakṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rakṣ]
  • bharte -
  • bhartṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    bhṛ (verb class 3)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ubhe -
  • ubha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • pādayos -
  • pāda (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “nipatya bhrātṛjāye tamanicchāsenamūcatuḥ
  • nipatya -
  • nipatya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhrātṛjāye -
  • bhrātṛjāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tama -
  • tama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nicch -
  • nid (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • śāsena -
  • śāsa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • mu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ūcatuḥ -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active third dual]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 7.8.178

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 7.8.178 in Bengali sript:
ত্বযা নৌ রক্ষিতো ভর্তেত্যুভে তে পাদযোস্ ততঃ ।
নিপত্য ভ্রাতৃজাযে তমনিচ্ছাসেনমূচতুঃ ॥ ১৭৮ ॥

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