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 12.2.118

कुर्वाणं स्वागतम् इव क्वणितेन पतत्रिणाम् ।
प्रविश्य तत्र चापश्यत्स्थितं शिष्यैर् वृतं मुनिम् ॥ ११८ ॥

kurvāṇaṃ svāgatam iva kvaṇitena patatriṇām |
praviśya tatra cāpaśyatsthitaṃ śiṣyair vṛtaṃ munim || 118 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.118 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 (12.2.118). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Kurvana, Svagata, Iva, Kvanita, Patatrin, Pravishya, Tatra, Capa, Shyat, Sthita, Shishya, Vrit, Vrita, Muni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.118). 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: “kurvāṇaṃ svāgatam iva kvaṇitena patatriṇām
  • kurvāṇam -
  • kurvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kurvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kurvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvāṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • svāgatam -
  • svāgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svāgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kvaṇitena -
  • kvaṇita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kvaṇita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kvaṇ -> kvaṇita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kvaṇ]
    kvaṇ -> kvaṇita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kvaṇ]
  • patatriṇām -
  • patatrin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    patatrin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “praviśya tatra cāpaśyatsthitaṃ śiṣyair vṛtaṃ munim
  • praviśya -
  • praviśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cāpa -
  • cāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyat -
  • śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative single from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śā class 4 verb]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • śiṣyair -
  • śiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śās class 2 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
    śiṣ -> śiṣya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √śiṣ class 10 verb]
  • vṛtam -
  • vṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
    vṛ -> vṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √vṛ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √vṛ class 9 verb]
  • munim -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.118

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 12.2.118 in Bengali sript:
কুর্বাণং স্বাগতম্ ইব ক্বণিতেন পতত্রিণাম্ ।
প্রবিশ্য তত্র চাপশ্যত্স্থিতং শিষ্যৈর্ বৃতং মুনিম্ ॥ ১১৮ ॥

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