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 12.2.153

आतपत्राम्बुजं तच् च तदीयमपतत्तदा ।
मुनेरर्चयतस् तस्य शिवलिङ्गस्य मूर्धनि ॥ १५३ ॥

ātapatrāmbujaṃ tac ca tadīyamapatattadā |
munerarcayatas tasya śivaliṅgasya mūrdhani || 153 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.153 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 (12.2.153). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atapatra, Ambuja, Tat, Tad, Tadiya, Tada, Muni, Arcayat, Shivalinga, Murdhan, Murdhani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.153). 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: “ātapatrāmbujaṃ tac ca tadīyamapatattadā
  • ātapatrā -
  • ātapatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ambujam -
  • ambuja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ambuja (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ambujā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tadīyam -
  • tadīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tadīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tadīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apatat -
  • pat (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “munerarcayatas tasya śivaliṅgasya mūrdhani
  • muner -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • arcayatas -
  • ṛc -> arcayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ṛc], [ablative single from √ṛc], [genitive single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ṛc], [genitive single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ṛc], [ablative single from √ṛc], [genitive single from √ṛc]
    ṛc -> arcayat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √ṛc], [genitive single from √ṛc]
    arcayat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    arcayat (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    arcayat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [present active third dual]
    ṛc (verb class 0)
    [present active third dual]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śivaliṅgasya -
  • śivaliṅga (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    śivaliṅga (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • mūrdhani -
  • mūrdhanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    mūrdhanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mūrdhan (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.153

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 12.2.153 in Bengali sript:
আতপত্রাম্বুজং তচ্ চ তদীযমপতত্তদা ।
মুনেরর্চযতস্ তস্য শিবলিঙ্গস্য মূর্ধনি ॥ ১৫৩ ॥

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