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 9.2.349

भो हस्त्यारोह नैवाहमारूढा जातु हस्तिनम् ।
तदारोहय मामत्र वीक्षे तावत्कियत्सुखम् ॥ ३४८ ॥

bho hastyāroha naivāhamārūḍhā jātu hastinam |
tadārohaya māmatra vīkṣe tāvatkiyatsukham || 348 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.349 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 (9.2.349). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bha, Hastyaroha, Naiva, Aha, Asmad, Arudha, Jatu, Hastin, Hastina, Tada, Mama, Tra, Viksha, Tavat, Kiyat, Kham, Kha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.349). 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: “bho hastyāroha naivāhamārūḍhā jātu hastinam
  • bho* -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hastyāroha -
  • hastyāroha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naivā -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ārūḍhā* -
  • ārūḍha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ārūḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hastinam -
  • hastina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    hastina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    hastin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tadārohaya māmatra vīkṣe tāvatkiyatsukham
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rohaya -
  • ruh (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • māma -
  • māma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīkṣe -
  • vīkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kiyatsu -
  • kiyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kiyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • kham -
  • kham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.349

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 9.2.349 in Bengali sript:
ভো হস্ত্যারোহ নৈবাহমারূঢা জাতু হস্তিনম্ ।
তদারোহয মামত্র বীক্ষে তাবত্কিযত্সুখম্ ॥ ৩৪৮ ॥

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