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 10.8.55

तत्रैककां संयमितां दृष्टोपेत्य जगाद सः ।
त्वत्कृते ऽद्य हतस्याहं कर्परस्य सखा घटः ॥ ५५ ॥

tatraikakāṃ saṃyamitāṃ dṛṣṭopetya jagāda saḥ |
tvatkṛte 'dya hatasyāhaṃ karparasya sakhā ghaṭaḥ || 55 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.8.55 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 (10.8.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Ekaka, Samyamita, Drishta, Upetya, Sah, Tvatkrita, Adya, Hata, Aha, Asmad, Karpara, Sakha, Ghata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.8.55). 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: “tatraikakāṃ saṃyamitāṃ dṛṣṭopetya jagāda saḥ
  • tatrai -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ekakām -
  • ekakā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • saṃyamitām -
  • saṃyamitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dṛṣṭo -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • upetya -
  • upetya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    upetya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jagāda -
  • gad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • saḥ -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tvatkṛte 'dya hatasyāhaṃ karparasya sakhā ghaṭaḥ
  • tvatkṛte' -
  • tvatkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tvatkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvatkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hatasyā -
  • hata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    han -> hata (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √han class 1 verb], [genitive single from √han class 2 verb]
    han -> hata (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √han class 1 verb], [genitive single from √han class 2 verb]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • karparasya -
  • karpara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    karpara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sakhā* -
  • sakha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sakhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ghaṭaḥ -
  • ghaṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.8.55

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 10.8.55 in Bengali sript:
তত্রৈককাং সংযমিতাং দৃষ্টোপেত্য জগাদ সঃ ।
ত্বত্কৃতে ঽদ্য হতস্যাহং কর্পরস্য সখা ঘটঃ ॥ ৫৫ ॥

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