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 10.9.128

सर्पश् च क्षीणशापः सन् भूत्वा मुनिकुमारकः ।
सदस्याख्यातवृत्तान्तो जगाम निजमाश्रमम् ॥ १२८ ॥

sarpaś ca kṣīṇaśāpaḥ san bhūtvā munikumārakaḥ |
sadasyākhyātavṛttānto jagāma nijamāśramam || 128 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.128 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 (10.9.128). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sarpa, Kshina, Shapa, Sat, Munikumara, Kah, Sada, Sadasya, Akhyata, Vrittanta, Nija, Ashrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.128). 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: “sarpaś ca kṣīṇaśāpaḥ san bhūtvā munikumārakaḥ
  • sarpaś -
  • sarpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣīṇa -
  • kṣīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣīṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣī -> kṣīṇa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
  • śāpaḥ -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • san -
  • sat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • munikumāra -
  • munikumāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaḥ -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sadasyākhyātavṛttānto jagāma nijamāśramam
  • sadasyā -
  • sadasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • akhyāta -
  • akhyāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    akhyāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khyā (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second plural]
  • vṛttānto* -
  • vṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagāma -
  • (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    gam (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • nijam -
  • nija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nijā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āśramam -
  • āśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āśrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.128

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 10.9.128 in Bengali sript:
সর্পশ্ চ ক্ষীণশাপঃ সন্ ভূত্বা মুনিকুমারকঃ ।
সদস্যাখ্যাতবৃত্তান্তো জগাম নিজমাশ্রমম্ ॥ ১২৮ ॥

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