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 9.1.198

श्रमणौ पूजयित्वा च वसुभिस्तौ यथोचितम् ।
सामन्तान्सचिवान्राजपुत्रांश् च सममानयत् ॥ १९८ ॥

śramaṇau pūjayitvā ca vasubhistau yathocitam |
sāmantānsacivānrājaputrāṃś ca samamānayat || 198 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.1.198 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 (9.1.198). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shramana, Pujayitva, Vasu, Yathocita, Samanta, Saciva, Rajaputra, Samamana, Yat, Yad,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.1.198). 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: “śramaṇau pūjayitvā ca vasubhistau yathocitam
  • śramaṇau -
  • śramaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūjayitvā -
  • pūj -> pūjayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √pūj]
    pūjayitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasubhis -
  • vasu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vasu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    vasu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tau -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yathocitam -
  • yathocita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yathocita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yathocitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sāmantānsacivānrājaputrāṃś ca samamānayat
  • sāmantān -
  • sāmanta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sacivān -
  • saciva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rājaputrāṃś -
  • rājaputra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samamāna -
  • sam -> samamāna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> samamāna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.1.198

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 9.1.198 in Bengali sript:
শ্রমণৌ পূজযিত্বা চ বসুভিস্তৌ যথোচিতম্ ।
সামন্তান্সচিবান্রাজপুত্রাংশ্ চ সমমানযত্ ॥ ১৯৮ ॥

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