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 8.2.236

दृष्ट्वैव च तदा चण्डी तस्य सूर्यप्रभस्य सा ।
अपि स्वीकृतम् अन्याभिर् जहार हृदयं हठात् ॥ २३६ ॥

dṛṣṭvaiva ca tadā caṇḍī tasya sūryaprabhasya sā |
api svīkṛtam anyābhir jahāra hṛdayaṃ haṭhāt || 236 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.236 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 (8.2.236). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tada, Candi, Candin, Tad, Suryaprabha, Api, Svikrita, Anya, Hridaya, Hatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.236). 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: “dṛṣṭvaiva ca tadā caṇḍī tasya sūryaprabhasya
  • dṛṣṭvai -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • caṇḍī -
  • caṇḍī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    caṇḍī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    caṇḍi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    caṇḍin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sūryaprabhasya -
  • sūryaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sūryaprabha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “api svīkṛtam anyābhir jahāra hṛdayaṃ haṭhāt
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svīkṛtam -
  • svīkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svīkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svīkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anyābhir -
  • anyā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • jahāra -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    hṝ (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • hṛdayam -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hṛdayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • haṭhāt -
  • haṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.2.236

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 8.2.236 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বৈব চ তদা চণ্ডী তস্য সূর্যপ্রভস্য সা ।
অপি স্বীকৃতম্ অন্যাভির্ জহার হৃদযং হঠাত্ ॥ ২৩৬ ॥

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