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 8.5.76

तद् दृष्ट्वा विससर्जान्याञ् छ्रुतशर्मा द्रुतं दश ।
रथयूथपयूथाधिपतीन् विद्याधराधिपान् ॥ ७६ ॥

tad dṛṣṭvā visasarjānyāñ chrutaśarmā drutaṃ daśa |
rathayūthapayūthādhipatīn vidyādharādhipān || 76 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.76 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 (8.5.76). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Visa, Drutam, Druta, Dasha, Dashan, Rathayuthapa, Yutha, Adhipati, Vidyadhara, Adhipa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.76). 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: “tad dṛṣṭvā visasarjānyāñ chrutaśarmā drutaṃ daśa
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • visa -
  • visa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    visa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarjānyā -
  • sarj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • āñ -
  • Cannot analyse chrutaśarmā*dr
  • drutam -
  • drutam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    druta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    druta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    drutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • daśa -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daṃś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “rathayūthapayūthādhipatīn vidyādharādhipān
  • rathayūthapa -
  • rathayūthapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yūthā -
  • yūtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yūtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhipatīn -
  • adhipati (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vidyādharā -
  • vidyādhara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidyādhara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidyādharā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhipān -
  • adhipa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.5.76

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 8.5.76 in Bengali sript:
তদ্ দৃষ্ট্বা বিসসর্জান্যাঞ্ ছ্রুতশর্মা দ্রুতং দশ ।
রথযূথপযূথাধিপতীন্ বিদ্যাধরাধিপান্ ॥ ৭৬ ॥

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