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 9.6.305

तच् छ्रुत्वैव नलो देशाद्दमयन्त्या समं ततः ।
निरगाद्राजपुरुषैर् आ सीमान्तं प्रवासितः ॥ ३०४ ॥

tac chrutvaiva nalo deśāddamayantyā samaṃ tataḥ |
niragādrājapuruṣair ā sīmāntaṃ pravāsitaḥ || 304 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.305 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 (9.6.305). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nala, Desha, Damayanti, Samam, Sama, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Nih, Aga, Rajapurusha, Simanta, Pravasita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.305). 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: “tac chrutvaiva nalo deśāddamayantyā samaṃ tataḥ
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvaiva*na
  • nalo* -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • deśād -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • damayantyā -
  • damayantī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dam -> damayantī (participle, feminine)
    [instrumental single from √dam]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tataḥ -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • Line 2: “niragādrājapuruṣair ā sīmāntaṃ pravāsitaḥ
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nis (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • agād -
  • aga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    aga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single], [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [aorist active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • rājapuruṣair -
  • rājapuruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ā -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sīmāntam -
  • sīmānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sīmānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sīmāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pravāsitaḥ -
  • pravāsita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.305

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 9.6.305 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বৈব নলো দেশাদ্দমযন্ত্যা সমং ততঃ ।
নিরগাদ্রাজপুরুষৈর্ আ সীমান্তং প্রবাসিতঃ ॥ ৩০৪ ॥

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