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 10.9.228

तत्र तस्यै हिरण्याक्षगुणान् युक्त्या शशंस सा ।
तथा यथा दिव्यकन्या सात्युत्कैवम् उवाच ताम् ॥ २२८ ॥

tatra tasyai hiraṇyākṣaguṇān yuktyā śaśaṃsa sā |
tathā yathā divyakanyā sātyutkaivam uvāca tām || 228 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.228 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 (10.9.228). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatra, Hiranyaksha, Guna, Yuktya, Yukti, Tatha, Yatha, Divyaka, Sati, Sat, Utka, Evam, Eva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.228). 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: “tatra tasyai hiraṇyākṣaguṇān yuktyā śaśaṃsa
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tasyai -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • hiraṇyākṣa -
  • hiraṇyākṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hiraṇyākṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇān -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • yuktyā -
  • yuktyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yukti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    yuktyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śaśaṃsa -
  • śaṃs (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tathā yathā divyakanyā sātyutkaivam uvāca tām
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • divyaka -
  • divyaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nyā -
  • ni (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sātyu -
  • sāti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • utkai -
  • utka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utkā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.9.228

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 10.9.228 in Bengali sript:
তত্র তস্যৈ হিরণ্যাক্ষগুণান্ যুক্ত্যা শশংস সা ।
তথা যথা দিব্যকন্যা সাত্যুত্কৈবম্ উবাচ তাম্ ॥ ২২৮ ॥

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