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 8.2.119

सो ऽथ तेनोपदिष्टं तं योगम् आस्थाय भूपतिः ।
तस्मिन् पुरुषदेहे ऽन्तस् त्यक्तस्वतनुर् आविशत् ॥ ११९ ॥

so 'tha tenopadiṣṭaṃ taṃ yogam āsthāya bhūpatiḥ |
tasmin puruṣadehe 'ntas tyaktasvatanur āviśat || 119 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.119 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 (8.2.119). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Atha, Tad, Tena, Upadishta, Yoga, Asthaya, Bhupati, Purusha, Deha, Anta, Tyakta, Svatanu, Avishat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.119). 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: “so 'tha tenopadiṣṭaṃ taṃ yogam āsthāya bhūpatiḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • teno -
  • 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]
  • upadiṣṭam -
  • upadiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upadiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upadiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • yogam -
  • yoga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yogā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsthāya -
  • āsthāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhūpatiḥ -
  • bhūpati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmin puruṣadehe 'ntas tyaktasvatanur āviśat
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • puruṣa -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehe' -
  • deha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • antas -
  • anta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tyakta -
  • tyakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
    tyaj -> tyakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √tyaj class 1 verb]
  • svatanur -
  • svatanu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svatanu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āviśat -
  • āviśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    āviśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āviśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.119

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 8.2.119 in Bengali sript:
সো ঽথ তেনোপদিষ্টং তং যোগম্ আস্থায ভূপতিঃ ।
তস্মিন্ পুরুষদেহে ঽন্তস্ ত্যক্তস্বতনুর্ আবিশত্ ॥ ১১৯ ॥

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