![Kathasaritsagara [sanskrit] - book cover](/uploads/a/Katha-Sarit-Sagara.jpg)
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 9.4.154
यदा यदा च नृपतिस्तेनार्त्या याच्यते स्म सः ।
आदित्यं दर्शयन्नेवं तम् उवाच तदा तदा ॥ १५४ ॥
yadā yadā ca nṛpatistenārtyā yācyate sma saḥ |
ādityaṃ darśayannevaṃ tam uvāca tadā tadā || 154 ||
The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.154 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:
Read online Buy now! The English translation by C.H. Tawney (2014)
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.4.154). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yada, Yad, Nripati, Tad, Tena, Arti, Yacyata, Sma, Sah, Aditya, Darshayat, Evam, Eva, Tada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.154). 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: “yadā yadā ca nṛpatistenārtyā yācyate sma saḥ ”
- yadā -
-
yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- yadā -
-
yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
-
ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nṛpatis -
-
nṛpati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tenā -
-
tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- artyā* -
-
arti (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- yācyate -
-
yācyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yāc (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- sma -
-
sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- saḥ -
-
saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “ādityaṃ darśayannevaṃ tam uvāca tadā tadā ”
- ādityam -
-
āditya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]āditya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ādityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- darśayann -
-
√dṛś -> darśayat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś], [vocative single from √dṛś]darśayat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- evam -
-
evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tam -
-
ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- uvāca -
-
√vac (verb class 2)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]√vac (verb class 3)[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
- tadā -
-
tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tadā -
-
tadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tadā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.4.154
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.
Buy now!
Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)
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).
Buy now!
Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)
[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.
Buy now!
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.
Buy now!Preview of verse 9.4.154 in Bengali sript:
যদা যদা চ নৃপতিস্তেনার্ত্যা যাচ্যতে স্ম সঃ ।
আদিত্যং দর্শযন্নেবং তম্ উবাচ তদা তদা ॥ ১৫৪ ॥