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 11.1.88

इत्यानन्द्य गिरानभ्रवृष्ट्येव नयति स्म सा ।
यमुना मां भगवती मतङ्गस्याश्रमं पितुः ॥ ८८ ॥

ityānandya girānabhravṛṣṭyeva nayati sma sā |
yamunā māṃ bhagavatī mataṅgasyāśramaṃ pituḥ || 88 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 11.1.88 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 (11.1.88). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Itya, Gira, Abhra, Vrishti, Eva, Nayat, Sma, Yamuna, Asmad, Bhagavat, Bhagavati, Matanga, Ashrama, Pitri, Pitu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 11.1.88). 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: “ityānandya girānabhravṛṣṭyeva nayati sma
  • ityān -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • andya -
  • and -> andya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √and]
  • girān -
  • gira (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • abhra -
  • abhra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhr (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vṛṣṭye -
  • vṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣṭi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [dative single]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vṛṣṭī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nayati -
  • nayat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nayat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    nay -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    nay -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √nay class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    -> nayat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √ class 1 verb]
    nay (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “yamunā māṃ bhagavatī mataṅgasyāśramaṃ pituḥ
  • yamunā* -
  • yamunā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    yamuna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • bhagavatī -
  • bhagavatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhagavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mataṅgasyā -
  • mataṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • aśramam -
  • aśrama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aśrama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aśramā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pituḥ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    pitu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 11.1.88

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 11.1.88 in Bengali sript:
ইত্যানন্দ্য গিরানভ্রবৃষ্ট্যেব নযতি স্ম সা ।
যমুনা মাং ভগবতী মতঙ্গস্যাশ্রমং পিতুঃ ॥ ৮৮ ॥

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