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 9.2.408

स तत्र समरो यथाविधि सुताम् अनङ्गप्रभां तदैव मदनप्रभद्युचरभूभृते तां ददौ ।
स च क्षपितशापया सममथैतया प्रीतया जगाम मदनप्रभः स्वपुरमत्र चासीत्सुखम् ॥ ४०७ ॥

sa tatra samaro yathāvidhi sutām anaṅgaprabhāṃ tadaiva madanaprabhadyucarabhūbhṛte tāṃ dadau |
sa ca kṣapitaśāpayā samamathaitayā prītayā jagāma madanaprabhaḥ svapuramatra cāsītsukham || 407 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.408 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 (9.2.408). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Samara, Yathavidhi, Sut, Suta, Anangaprabha, Tada, Madanaprabha, Dyucara, Bhubhrit, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Kshapita, Samam, Sama, Atha, Eta, Esha, Prita, Svapura, Atra, Sukham, Sukha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.408). 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: “sa tatra samaro yathāvidhi sutām anaṅgaprabhāṃ tadaiva madanaprabhadyucarabhūbhṛte tāṃ dadau
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • samaro* -
  • samara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yathāvidhi -
  • yathāvidhi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sutām -
  • sut (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sut (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sutā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    su -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sutā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    su (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
  • anaṅgaprabhām -
  • anaṅgaprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tadai -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • madanaprabha -
  • madanaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dyucara -
  • dyucara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dyucara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūbhṛte -
  • bhūbhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadau -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “sa ca kṣapitaśāpayā samamathaitayā prītayā jagāma madanaprabhaḥ svapuramatra cāsītsukham
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣapita -
  • kṣapita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣapita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √kṣī]
    kṣap -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣap -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣap class 10 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣī]
    kṣī -> kṣapita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣī]
  • śāpayā -
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • athai -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • etayā -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • prītayā -
  • prītā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    pre -> prītā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prītā (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √prī class 4 verb], [instrumental single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • madanaprabhaḥ -
  • madanaprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svapuram -
  • svapura (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.2.408

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 9.2.408 in Bengali sript:
স তত্র সমরো যথাবিধি সুতাম্ অনঙ্গপ্রভাং তদৈব মদনপ্রভদ্যুচরভূভৃতে তাং দদৌ ।
স চ ক্ষপিতশাপযা সমমথৈতযা প্রীতযা জগাম মদনপ্রভঃ স্বপুরমত্র চাসীত্সুখম্ ॥ ৪০৭ ॥

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