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 12.2.184

इत्थं सुदुष्करम् अपिस्वरसेन कार्यं सिद्ध्यत्यनुग्रहवतीष्विह देवतासु ।
तत्स्वप्नदृष्टगिरिजादयितप्रसादात् सेत्स्यत्य् अभीष्टम् अचिरेण तवापि देव ॥ १८४ ॥

itthaṃ suduṣkaram apisvarasena kāryaṃ siddhyatyanugrahavatīṣviha devatāsu |
tatsvapnadṛṣṭagirijādayitaprasādāt setsyaty abhīṣṭam acireṇa tavāpi deva || 184 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.184 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 (12.2.184). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ittham, Ittha, Sudushkara, Api, Svarasa, Karya, Siddhi, Siddhya, Ati, Atya, Anugraha, Vati, Iha, Devata, Tat, Tad, Svapna, Drishta, Girija, Ayi, Ayin, Tap, Rasa, Abhishta, Acirena, Acira, Yushmad, Deva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.184). 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: “itthaṃ suduṣkaram apisvarasena kāryaṃ siddhyatyanugrahavatīṣviha devatāsu
  • ittham -
  • ittham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ittha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • suduṣkaram -
  • suduṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    suduṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    suduṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • svarasena -
  • svarasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svarasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kāryam -
  • kārya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kārya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kāryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kāryā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ], [accusative single from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kārya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
  • siddhya -
  • siddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    siddhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siddhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    siddhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • atya -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    at -> atya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √at]
  • anugraha -
  • anugraha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vatīṣvi -
  • vatī (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    vatī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • devatāsu -
  • devatā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “tatsvapnadṛṣṭagirijādayitaprasādāt setsyaty abhīṣṭam acireṇa tavāpi deva
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svapna -
  • svapna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svapna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭa -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • girijād -
  • girija (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    girija (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ayi -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tap -
  • tap (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • rasād -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Cannot analyse setsyaty*ab
  • abhīṣṭam -
  • abhīṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abhīṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abhīṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • acireṇa -
  • acireṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    acira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    acira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tavā -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • deva -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    div (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.184

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 12.2.184 in Bengali sript:
ইত্থং সুদুষ্করম্ অপিস্বরসেন কার্যং সিদ্ধ্যত্যনুগ্রহবতীষ্বিহ দেবতাসু ।
তত্স্বপ্নদৃষ্টগিরিজাদযিতপ্রসাদাত্ সেত্স্যত্য্ অভীষ্টম্ অচিরেণ তবাপি দেব ॥ ১৮৪ ॥

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