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 10.10.154

सा च हेमप्रभा तत्र धनैर् अन्नैश् च तैः सदा ।
पूजयन्त्यतिथीनासीत्फलमूलाशिनी स्वयम् ॥ १५४ ॥

sā ca hemaprabhā tatra dhanair annaiś ca taiḥ sadā |
pūjayantyatithīnāsītphalamūlāśinī svayam || 154 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.154 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 (10.10.154). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Hemaprabha, Tatra, Dhana, Anna, Tad, Sada, Sad, Pujayat, Pujayanti, Atithi, Phalamula, Ashin, Ashini, Svayam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.154). 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: “ ca hemaprabhā tatra dhanair annaiś ca taiḥ sadā
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hemaprabhā -
  • hemaprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dhanair -
  • dhana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dhana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • annaiś -
  • anna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    anna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taiḥ -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pūjayantyatithīnāsītphalamūlāśinī svayam
  • pūjayantya -
  • pūj -> pūjayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √pūj class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjayantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb], [vocative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūjayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • atithīn -
  • atithi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • phalamūlā -
  • phalamūla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśinī -
  • aśinī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aśin (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 10.10.154

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 10.10.154 in Bengali sript:
সা চ হেমপ্রভা তত্র ধনৈর্ অন্নৈশ্ চ তৈঃ সদা ।
পূজযন্ত্যতিথীনাসীত্ফলমূলাশিনী স্বযম্ ॥ ১৫৪ ॥

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