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 8.3.249

तत्र सो ऽसुरनराधिपादिषु स्वस्ववासकगतेषु तेषु तम् ।
रात्रिशेषम् अनयत् कुशास्तरे संनिगृह्य रणदीक्षितः पुनः ॥ २४९ ॥

tatra so 'suranarādhipādiṣu svasvavāsakagateṣu teṣu tam |
rātriśeṣam anayat kuśāstare saṃnigṛhya raṇadīkṣitaḥ punaḥ || 249 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.249 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 (8.3.249). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Sah, Ara, Adhipa, Svasu, Svan, Saka, Gata, Tad, Ratrishesha, Kusha, Tara, Tari, Nigrihya, Ranat, Ikshitri, Ikshita, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.249). 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: “tatra so 'suranarādhipādiṣu svasvavāsakagateṣu teṣu tam
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asuran -
  • sur (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • arā -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • adhipād -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • svasva -
  • svasū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • avā -
  • o (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • saka -
  • saka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gateṣu -
  • gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “rātriśeṣam anayat kuśāstare saṃnigṛhya raṇadīkṣitaḥ punaḥ
  • rātriśeṣam -
  • rātriśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • anayat -
  • nay (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • kuśās -
  • kuśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kuśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tare -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tari (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nigṛhya -
  • nigṛhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nigṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nigṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raṇad -
  • raṇat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    raṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raṇ -> raṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √raṇ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √raṇ class 1 verb]
  • īkṣitaḥ -
  • īkṣitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    īkṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    īkṣ -> īkṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √īkṣ class 1 verb]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.3.249

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 8.3.249 in Bengali sript:
তত্র সো ঽসুরনরাধিপাদিষু স্বস্ববাসকগতেষু তেষু তম্ ।
রাত্রিশেষম্ অনযত্ কুশাস্তরে সংনিগৃহ্য রণদীক্ষিতঃ পুনঃ ॥ ২৪৯ ॥

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