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 9.4.126

हृताशेषधने याते चौरसैन्ये भयाकुलः ।
तत्रैव तां तरौ रात्रिं दुःखार्तश् च निनाय सः ॥ १२६ ॥

hṛtāśeṣadhane yāte caurasainye bhayākulaḥ |
tatraiva tāṃ tarau rātriṃ duḥkhārtaś ca nināya saḥ || 126 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.126 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 (9.4.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hrit, Hrita, Ashesha, Dhana, Yat, Yata, Yati, Cauras, Ainya, Bhayakula, Tatraiva, Tara, Tari, Taru, Rat, Duhkharta, Sah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.126). 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: “hṛtāśeṣadhane yāte caurasainye bhayākulaḥ
  • hṛtā -
  • hṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hṛt (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hṛt (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    hṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
    hṛ -> hṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √hṛ class 1 verb]
  • aśeṣa -
  • aśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhane -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhan (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yāte -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yāta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yāta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yātā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    -> yāta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb], [locative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yātā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 2 verb]
    yāti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yāti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • caurasai -
  • cauras (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ainye -
  • ainya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhayākulaḥ -
  • bhayākula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tatraiva tāṃ tarau rātriṃ duḥkhārtaś ca nināya saḥ
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tarau -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tari (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    taru (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    taru (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • rāt -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    -> rāt (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • rim -
  • duḥkhārtaś -
  • duḥkhārta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nināya -
  • (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.126

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 9.4.126 in Bengali sript:
হৃতাশেষধনে যাতে চৌরসৈন্যে ভযাকুলঃ ।
তত্রৈব তাং তরৌ রাত্রিং দুঃখার্তশ্ চ নিনায সঃ ॥ ১২৬ ॥

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