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 9.3.184

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अहं स्थितो ऽत्र तां च स्त्रीं वीक्षितुं गतवाहनम् ।
देवतेव च सा क्वापि दृष्टनष्टेव मे गता ॥ १८४ ॥

ahaṃ sthito 'tra tāṃ ca strīṃ vīkṣituṃ gatavāhanam |
devateva ca sā kvāpi dṛṣṭanaṣṭeva me gatā || 184 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.3.184 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 (9.3.184). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Sthita, Atra, Stri, Gata, Vahana, Devata, Iva, Kva, Api, Drishtanashta, Gat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.3.184). 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: “ahaṃ sthito 'tra tāṃ ca strīṃ vīkṣituṃ gatavāhanam ”
aham -
aha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative single]
sthito' -
sthita (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)

[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
atra -
atra (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

atra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

atra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tām -
tā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
strīm -
strī (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
vī -
vi (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

vi (indeclinable preposition)

[indeclinable preposition]

u (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ū (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

ū (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

o (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

au (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

au (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

vi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ve (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

vī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

vī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
īkṣitum -
√īkṣ -> īkṣitum (infinitive)

[infinitive from √īkṣ]
gata -
gata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

gata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vāhanam -
vāhana (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vāhana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

vāhanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “devateva ca sā kvāpi dṛṣṭanaṣṭeva me gatā ”
devate -
devatā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

devata (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

devata (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

devatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√div (verb class 1)

[present middle third single], [imperative active second plural]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
kvā -
ku (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

kva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

ku (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]

kū (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
āpi -
āpi (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpi (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

āpi (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

āpī (noun, feminine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

āpī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dṛṣṭanaṣṭe -
dṛṣṭanaṣṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

dṛṣṭanaṣṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

dṛṣṭanaṣṭā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
me -
ma (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ma (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

mā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[dative single], [genitive single]
gatā -
gat (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

gat (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

gatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.3.184

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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Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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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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Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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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 9.3.184 in Bengali sript:
অহং স্থিতো ঽত্র তাং চ স্ত্রীং বীক্ষিতুং গতবাহনম্ ।
দেবতেব চ সা ক্বাপি দৃষ্টনষ্টেব মে গতা ॥ ১৮৪ ॥

Last Updated: 29 April, 2019