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 9.6.371

तच् छ्रुत्वैव नलो बाढं प्रापयामीत्युदीर्य सः ।
गत्वा वराश्वान् संयोज्य सज्जं चक्रे रथोत्तमम् ॥ ३७० ॥

tac chrutvaiva nalo bāḍhaṃ prāpayāmītyudīrya saḥ |
gatvā varāśvān saṃyojya sajjaṃ cakre rathottamam || 370 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.371 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 (9.6.371). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nala, Badham, Badha, Prapa, Yami, Yamin, Iti, Udirya, Sah, Vara, Ashva, Samyojya, Sajja, Cakra, Cakri, Rathottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.371). 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 bāḍhaṃ prāpayāmītyudīrya saḥ
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvaiva*na
  • nalo* -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bāḍham -
  • bāḍham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bāḍha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bāḍha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bāḍhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • prāpa -
  • prāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāpa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • yāmī -
  • yāmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yāmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yāmin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    yāmin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • ityu -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • udīrya -
  • udīrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udīrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “gatvā varāśvān saṃyojya sajjaṃ cakre rathottamam
  • gatvā -
  • gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
    gam -> gatvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √gam]
  • varā -
  • vara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aśvān -
  • aśva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • saṃyojya -
  • saṃyojya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṃyojya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sajjam -
  • sajja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sajja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sajjā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • rathottamam -
  • rathottama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.371

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 9.6.371 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বৈব নলো বাঢং প্রাপযামীত্যুদীর্য সঃ ।
গত্বা বরাশ্বান্ সংযোজ্য সজ্জং চক্রে রথোত্তমম্ ॥ ৩৭০ ॥

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