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 10.1.158

ददामि पञ्चकोटीर्वस्तदयं दीयतामिति ।
तत ईश्वरवर्मा च निश्चित्यैव जगाद तम् ॥ १५८ ॥

dadāmi pañcakoṭīrvastadayaṃ dīyatāmiti |
tata īśvaravarmā ca niścityaiva jagāda tam || 158 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.1.158 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 (10.1.158). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pancakoti, Vasta, Daya, Iti, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Ishvaravarman, Nishcitya, Nishciti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.1.158). 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: “dadāmi pañcakoṭīrvastadayaṃ dīyatāmiti
  • dadāmi -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active first single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • pañcakoṭīr -
  • pañcakoṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
    pañcakoṭī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pañcakoṭī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vasta -
  • vasta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vas -> vasta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]
    vas -> vasta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √vas class 4 verb]
  • dayam -
  • dayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    daya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    daya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dīyatām -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive third single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [imperative passive third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative passive third single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single], [imperative passive third single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tata īśvaravarmā ca niścityaiva jagāda tam
  • tata* -
  • 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]
  • īśvaravarmā -
  • īśvaravarman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niścityai -
  • niścitya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    niściti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • jagāda -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.1.158

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 10.1.158 in Bengali sript:
দদামি পঞ্চকোটীর্বস্তদযং দীযতামিতি ।
তত ঈশ্বরবর্মা চ নিশ্চিত্যৈব জগাদ তম্ ॥ ১৫৮ ॥

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