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 8.7.203

अथ विविधौषधिसहितं नदीनदाम्भोधितीर्थसंभूतम् ।
मणिकनकमयैः कुम्भैः स्वयम् आनिन्युर् जलं प्रभासाद्याः ॥ २०३ ॥

atha vividhauṣadhisahitaṃ nadīnadāmbhodhitīrthasaṃbhūtam |
maṇikanakamayaiḥ kumbhaiḥ svayam āninyur jalaṃ prabhāsādyāḥ || 203 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.7.203 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 (8.7.203). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Vividha, Aushadhi, Aushadhin, Sahitam, Sahita, Nadinada, Tirtha, Sambhuta, Manika, Naka, Aya, Kumbha, Svayam, Urja, Prabhasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.7.203). 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: “atha vividhauṣadhisahitaṃ nadīnadāmbhodhitīrthasaṃbhūtam
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vividhau -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vyadh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • auṣadhi -
  • auṣadhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    auṣadhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    auṣadhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    auṣadhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sahitam -
  • sahitam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sahita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sahitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
    sah -> sahita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 1 verb], [nominative single from √sah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √sah class 10 verb]
  • nadīnadā -
  • nadīnada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambhodhi -
  • ambhodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tīrtha -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhūtam -
  • sambhūta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sambhūta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sambhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “maṇikanakamayaiḥ kumbhaiḥ svayam āninyur jalaṃ prabhāsādyāḥ
  • maṇika -
  • maṇika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nakam -
  • naka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ayaiḥ -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • kumbhaiḥ -
  • kumbha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kumbha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āni -
  • nyu -
  • ni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • urja -
  • urja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    urja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lam -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prabhāsād -
  • prabhāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prabhāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yāḥ -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 8.7.203

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 8.7.203 in Bengali sript:
অথ বিবিধৌষধিসহিতং নদীনদাম্ভোধিতীর্থসংভূতম্ ।
মণিকনকমযৈঃ কুম্ভৈঃ স্বযম্ আনিন্যুর্ জলং প্রভাসাদ্যাঃ ॥ ২০৩ ॥

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