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 9.4.61

गच्छाम्यहं स्वनगरीं तातसंदर्शनोत्सुकः ।
तद्यूयं तां पुरीमेत्य कृतार्थयत पश्यत ॥ ६१ ॥

gacchāmyahaṃ svanagarīṃ tātasaṃdarśanotsukaḥ |
tadyūyaṃ tāṃ purīmetya kṛtārthayata paśyata || 61 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.61 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 (9.4.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aha, Asmad, Svana, Gari, Tata, Sandarshana, Utsuka, Tad, Tat, Yuya, Yushmad, Puri, Etya, Kritartha, Yata, Pashyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.61). 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: “gacchāmyahaṃ svanagarīṃ tātasaṃdarśanotsukaḥ
  • gacchāmya -
  • gam (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • svana -
  • svana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • garīm -
  • garī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sandarśano -
  • sandarśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • utsukaḥ -
  • utsuka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tadyūyaṃ tāṃ purīmetya kṛtārthayata paśyata
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yūyam -
  • yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative plural]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • purīm -
  • purī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • etya -
  • etya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṛtārtha -
  • kṛtārtha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛtārtha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yata -
  • yata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb]
  • paśyata -
  • paśyata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.61

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 9.4.61 in Bengali sript:
গচ্ছাম্যহং স্বনগরীং তাতসংদর্শনোত্সুকঃ ।
তদ্যূযং তাং পুরীমেত্য কৃতার্থযত পশ্যত ॥ ৬১ ॥

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