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 8.2.121

दिष्ट्या देवः सुनीथो ऽद्य प्रत्युज्जीवित एष नः ।
इति तत्रोदभून् नादो हृष्टासुरवधूकृतः ॥ १२१ ॥

diṣṭyā devaḥ sunītho 'dya pratyujjīvita eṣa naḥ |
iti tatrodabhūn nādo hṛṣṭāsuravadhūkṛtaḥ || 121 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.121 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 (8.2.121). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dishti, Deva, Devri, Sunitha, Adya, Prati, Tas, Esha, Asmad, Iti, Tatra, Uda, Bhu, Nada, Hrishta, Rava, Dhu, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.121). 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: “diṣṭyā devaḥ sunītho 'dya pratyujjīvita eṣa naḥ
  • diṣṭyā* -
  • diṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • devaḥ -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    devṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sunītho' -
  • sunītha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratyu -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ujjīvi -
  • ujjīvin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ta* -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “iti tatrodabhūn nādo hṛṣṭāsuravadhūkṛtaḥ
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tatro -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uda -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhūn -
  • bhu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • nādo* -
  • nāda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • hṛṣṭāsu -
  • hṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [locative plural from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]
  • rava -
  • rava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ru (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhū -
  • dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    dhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kṛtaḥ -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.121

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 8.2.121 in Bengali sript:
দিষ্ট্যা দেবঃ সুনীথো ঽদ্য প্রত্যুজ্জীবিত এষ নঃ ।
ইতি তত্রোদভূন্ নাদো হৃষ্টাসুরবধূকৃতঃ ॥ ১২১ ॥

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