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 11.1.112

इति स वणिजि तस्मिन्न् आत्मवृत्तान्तम् उक्त्वा गतवति चरितार्थे चन्द्रसारे प्रणम्य ।
अभवद् अतिविनम्रो वत्सराजात्मजे ऽस्मिन् स किल रुचिरदेवो दृष्टमाहात्म्यहृष्टः ॥ ११२ ॥

iti sa vaṇiji tasminn ātmavṛttāntam uktvā gatavati caritārthe candrasāre praṇamya |
abhavad ativinamro vatsarājātmaje 'smin sa kila ruciradevo dṛṣṭamāhātmyahṛṣṭaḥ || 112 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 11.1.112 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 (11.1.112). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Iti, Vanij, Tad, Atmavrittanta, Uktva, Gatavat, Caritartha, Candrasara, Ati, Vinamra, Vatsaraja, Idam, Kila, Ruciradeva, Drishta, Ahan, Atmya, Hrishta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 11.1.112). 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: “iti sa vaṇiji tasminn ātmavṛttāntam uktvā gatavati caritārthe candrasāre praṇamya
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vaṇiji -
  • vaṇij (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tasminn -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ātmavṛttāntam -
  • ātmavṛttānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • uktvā -
  • uktvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
    vac -> uktvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vac]
  • gatavati -
  • gatavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gatavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • caritārthe -
  • caritārtha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caritārtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caritārthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • candrasāre -
  • candrasāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse praṇamya
  • Line 2: “abhavad ativinamro vatsarājātmaje 'smin sa kila ruciradevo dṛṣṭamāhātmyahṛṣṭaḥ
  • abhavad -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vinamro* -
  • vinamra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vatsarājāt -
  • vatsarāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • je' -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ji (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ruciradevo* -
  • ruciradeva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭam -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • āhā -
  • āhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āhan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ah (verb class 5)
    [perfect active third single]
  • ātmya -
  • ātmya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hṛṣṭaḥ -
  • hṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hṛṣ -> hṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hṛṣ class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 11.1.112

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 11.1.112 in Bengali sript:
ইতি স বণিজি তস্মিন্ন্ আত্মবৃত্তান্তম্ উক্ত্বা গতবতি চরিতার্থে চন্দ্রসারে প্রণম্য ।
অভবদ্ অতিবিনম্রো বত্সরাজাত্মজে ঽস্মিন্ স কিল রুচিরদেবো দৃষ্টমাহাত্ম্যহৃষ্টঃ ॥ ১১২ ॥

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