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 9.6.98

सा तु विद्याधरी दृष्ट्वा पुमांसं तं प्रभाकरम् ।
तेन पत्या सहावाप्तरतसौख्या व्यचिन्तयत् ॥ ९८ ॥

sā tu vidyādharī dṛṣṭvā pumāṃsaṃ taṃ prabhākaram |
tena patyā sahāvāptaratasaukhyā vyacintayat || 98 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.98 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 (9.6.98). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vidyadhari, Pums, Prabhakara, Tad, Tena, Pati, Saha, Sahava, Sahavan, Sah, Sahu, Apta, Rata, Vya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.98). 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: “ tu vidyādharī dṛṣṭvā pumāṃsaṃ taṃ prabhākaram
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vidyādharī -
  • vidyādharī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • pumāṃsam -
  • puṃs (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • prabhākaram -
  • prabhākara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhākarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tena patyā sahāvāptaratasaukhyā vyacintayat
  • tena -
  • 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]
  • patyā -
  • pati (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    pati (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    patī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    patī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sahāvā -
  • sahāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahāvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    sahāvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sahāvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sah (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sahu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first dual]
  • āpta -
  • āpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist active second plural], [aorist middle third single]
  • rata -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • saukhyā -
  • vya -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    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]
    vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • acintayat -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [imperfect active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.98

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 9.6.98 in Bengali sript:
সা তু বিদ্যাধরী দৃষ্ট্বা পুমাংসং তং প্রভাকরম্ ।
তেন পত্যা সহাবাপ্তরতসৌখ্যা ব্যচিন্তযত্ ॥ ৯৮ ॥

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