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 10.4.207

तद्दृष्ट्वा तत्र तं प्राह पक्षी सूचिमुखाभिधः ।
नैषो ऽग्निरेष खद्योतो मा क्लेशमनुभूरिति ॥ २०७ ॥

taddṛṣṭvā tatra taṃ prāha pakṣī sūcimukhābhidhaḥ |
naiṣo 'gnireṣa khadyoto mā kleśamanubhūriti || 207 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.207 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 (10.4.207). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Tatra, Praha, Pakshi, Pakshin, Sucimukha, Abhi, Dha, Naisha, Agni, Esha, Khadyota, Asmad, Klesha, Anubhu, Rit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.207). 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: “taddṛṣṭvā tatra taṃ prāha pakṣī sūcimukhābhidhaḥ
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]
  • prāha -
  • prāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • sūcimukhā -
  • sūcimukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūcimukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhaḥ -
  • dha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “naiṣo 'gnireṣa khadyoto kleśamanubhūriti
  • naiṣo' -
  • naiṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • agnir -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • khadyoto* -
  • khadyota (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • kleśam -
  • kleśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • anubhūr -
  • anubhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anubhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • riti -
  • rit (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    rit (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.4.207

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 10.4.207 in Bengali sript:
তদ্দৃষ্ট্বা তত্র তং প্রাহ পক্ষী সূচিমুখাভিধঃ ।
নৈষো ঽগ্নিরেষ খদ্যোতো মা ক্লেশমনুভূরিতি ॥ ২০৭ ॥

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