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 10.4.164

को ऽयासीट्टिट्टिभः पक्षी सभार्यो वारिधेस्तटे ।
धृतगर्भा सति भार्या टिट्टिभी निजगाद तम् ॥ १६४ ॥

ko 'yāsīṭṭiṭṭibhaḥ pakṣī sabhāryo vāridhestaṭe |
dhṛtagarbhā sati bhāryā ṭiṭṭibhī nijagāda tam || 164 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.164 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 (10.4.164). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kah, Tittibha, Pakshi, Pakshin, Sabharya, Varidhi, Tata, Dhritagarbha, Sat, Sati, Bharya, Tittibhi, Nija,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.164). 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: “ko 'yāsīṭṭiṭṭibhaḥ pakṣī sabhāryo vāridhestaṭe
  • ko' -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ku (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayāsīṭ -
  • (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single]
  • ṭiṭṭibhaḥ -
  • ṭiṭṭibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pakṣī -
  • pakṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pakṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    pakṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pakṣin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sabhāryo* -
  • sabhārya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāridhes -
  • vāridhi (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • taṭe -
  • taṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    taṭ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “dhṛtagarbhā sati bhāryā ṭiṭṭibhī nijagāda tam
  • dhṛtagarbhā -
  • dhṛtagarbhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sati -
  • satī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhāryā -
  • bhāryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhṛ -> bhāryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √bhṛ]
  • ṭiṭṭibhī -
  • ṭiṭṭibhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • nija -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gād -
  • ga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    ga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [injunctive active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [injunctive active third single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative 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 10.4.164

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 10.4.164 in Bengali sript:
কো ঽযাসীট্টিট্টিভঃ পক্ষী সভার্যো বারিধেস্তটে ।
ধৃতগর্ভা সতি ভার্যা টিট্টিভী নিজগাদ তম্ ॥ ১৬৪ ॥

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