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 8.2.215

तच् छ्रुत्वालिङ्गितुं सूर्यप्रभे वाञ्छति सत्रपा ।
म मार्यपुत्र कन्यास्मीत्य् अवोचत् सा कलावति ॥ २१५ ॥

tac chrutvāliṅgituṃ sūryaprabhe vāñchati satrapā |
ma māryaputra kanyāsmīty avocat sā kalāvati || 215 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.215 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 (8.2.215). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Suryaprabha, Vanchat, Satrapa, Mari, Marin, Marya, Aputra, Kalavat, Kalavati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.215). 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: “tac chrutvāliṅgituṃ sūryaprabhe vāñchati satrapā
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvāliṅgitum*sū
  • sūryaprabhe -
  • sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sūryaprabha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sūryaprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vāñchati -
  • vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch -> vāñchat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √vāñch class 1 verb]
    vāñch (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • satrapā -
  • satrapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ma māryaputra kanyāsmīty avocat kalāvati
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mārya -
  • māri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    mārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    mārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mṛ -> mārya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √mṛ]
    mṛ -> mārya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √mṛ]
    mṛ -> mārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mṛ]
    mṛ -> mārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ]
    mṛ -> mārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √mṛ]
    mṝ -> mārya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]
    mṝ -> mārya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mṝ class 9 verb]
  • aputra -
  • aputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aputra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse kanyāsmīty*av
  • avocat -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kalāvati -
  • kalāvatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kalāvat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.215

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 8.2.215 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বালিঙ্গিতুং সূর্যপ্রভে বাঞ্ছতি সত্রপা ।
ম মার্যপুত্র কন্যাস্মীত্য্ অবোচত্ সা কলাবতি ॥ ২১৫ ॥

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