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 10.5.177

ततः स गरुडो नागं तत्र स्थितमवेत्य तम् ।
विवेशातिथिरूपेण तद्वारवनितागृहम् ॥ १७७ ॥

tataḥ sa garuḍo nāgaṃ tatra sthitamavetya tam |
viveśātithirūpeṇa tadvāravanitāgṛham || 177 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.177 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 (10.5.177). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Garuda, Naga, Tatra, Sthita, Atithi, Upa, Tadva, Tadvan, Ita, Agriha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.177). 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: “tataḥ sa garuḍo nāgaṃ tatra sthitamavetya tam
  • tataḥ -
  • 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]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • garuḍo* -
  • garuḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāgam -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nāgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • avet -
  • av (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
    vid (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single], [imperfect active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ya -
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “viveśātithirūpeṇa tadvāravanitāgṛham
  • viveśā -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    viś (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • atithir -
  • atithi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūpe -
  • ūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    vap (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadvā -
  • tadvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • aravan -
  • ru (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • itā -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • agṛham -
  • agṛha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agṛha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.5.177

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 10.5.177 in Bengali sript:
ততঃ স গরুডো নাগং তত্র স্থিতমবেত্য তম্ ।
বিবেশাতিথিরূপেণ তদ্বারবনিতাগৃহম্ ॥ ১৭৭ ॥

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