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 9.2.285

तद्देव वद कस्तस्यां जानतो ऽपि तवाग्रहः ।
विलासिनी हि सर्वस्य संध्येव क्षणरागिणी ॥ २८४ ॥

taddeva vada kastasyāṃ jānato 'pi tavāgrahaḥ |
vilāsinī hi sarvasya saṃdhyeva kṣaṇarāgiṇī || 284 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.285 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 (9.2.285). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Deva, Vada, Kasta, Janat, Api, Yushmad, Agraha, Vilasin, Vilasini, Vilasi, Sarva, Sandhi, Sandhin, Sandhya, Eva, Kshana, Ragini, Ragin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.285). 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: “taddeva vada kastasyāṃ jānato 'pi tavāgrahaḥ
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vada -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kastasyā -
  • kas -> kasta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √kas class 1 verb]
    kas -> kasta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √kas class 1 verb]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jānato' -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [ablative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [genitive single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [genitive single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • agrahaḥ -
  • agraha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “vilāsinī hi sarvasya saṃdhyeva kṣaṇarāgiṇī
  • vilāsinī -
  • vilāsinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vilāsin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vilāsī (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvasya -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sandhye -
  • sandhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sandhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sandhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sandhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sandhya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sandhya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sandhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣaṇa -
  • kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rāgiṇī -
  • rāgiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rāgin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.285

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 9.2.285 in Bengali sript:
তদ্দেব বদ কস্তস্যাং জানতো ঽপি তবাগ্রহঃ ।
বিলাসিনী হি সর্বস্য সংধ্যেব ক্ষণরাগিণী ॥ ২৮৪ ॥

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