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 9.6.407

तच् छ्रुत्वा स नलः स्नेहहर्षदुःखत्रपाकुलः ।
अवाङ्मुखः प्राप्तकालं ताम् उवाचाश्रुगद्गदम् ॥ ४०६ ॥

tac chrutvā sa nalaḥ snehaharṣaduḥkhatrapākulaḥ |
avāṅmukhaḥ prāptakālaṃ tām uvācāśrugadgadam || 406 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.407 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 (9.6.407). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nala, Sneha, Harshat, Kha, Trapa, Akula, Avanmukha, Praptakala, Ashru, Gadgada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.407). 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 chrutvā sa nalaḥ snehaharṣaduḥkhatrapākulaḥ
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*sa
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nalaḥ -
  • nala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sneha -
  • sneha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    snih (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • harṣad -
  • hṛṣ -> harṣat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb]
  • uḥ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kha -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • trapā -
  • trapā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akulaḥ -
  • akula (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “avāṅmukhaḥ prāptakālaṃ tām uvācāśrugadgadam
  • avāṅmukhaḥ -
  • avāṅmukha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāptakālam -
  • prāptakāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prāptakāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prāptakālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • uvācā -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • aśru -
  • aśru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gadgadam -
  • gadgada (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gadgada (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gadgadā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 9.6.407

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 9.6.407 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা স নলঃ স্নেহহর্ষদুঃখত্রপাকুলঃ ।
অবাঙ্মুখঃ প্রাপ্তকালং তাম্ উবাচাশ্রুগদ্গদম্ ॥ ৪০৬ ॥

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