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 9.5.142

अथोपयाताद् अश्रौषीत् स रामायणपाठकात् ।
पुत्रार्थं विहितक्लेशं राजा दशरथं नृपम् ॥ १४१ ॥

athopayātād aśrauṣīt sa rāmāyaṇapāṭhakāt |
putrārthaṃ vihitakleśaṃ rājā daśarathaṃ nṛpam || 141 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.142 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 (9.5.142). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Atho, Upayata, Ramayana, Pathaka, Putrartha, Vihita, Klesha, Raja, Dasharatha, Nripa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.142). 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: “athopayātād aśrauṣīt sa rāmāyaṇapāṭhakāt
  • atho -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • upayātād -
  • upayāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    upayāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aśrauṣīt -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [aorist active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • rāmāyaṇa -
  • rāmāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rāmāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāṭhakāt -
  • pāṭhaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “putrārthaṃ vihitakleśaṃ rājā daśarathaṃ nṛpam
  • putrārtham -
  • putrārtha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    putrārtha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vihita -
  • vihita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vihita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kleśam -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • daśaratham -
  • daśaratha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daśaratha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    daśarathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nṛpam -
  • nṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.5.142

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 9.5.142 in Bengali sript:
অথোপযাতাদ্ অশ্রৌষীত্ স রামাযণপাঠকাত্ ।
পুত্রার্থং বিহিতক্লেশং রাজা দশরথং নৃপম্ ॥ ১৪১ ॥

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