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 12.2.185

एतां निशम्य स विचित्रकथाममात्याद् औत्सुक्यवानधिगमाय शशाङ्कवत्याः ।
राजात्मजः स्वसचिवैः सममुज्जयिन्यां बुद्धिं बबन्ध गमनाय मृगाङ्कदत्तः ॥ १८५ ॥

etāṃ niśamya sa vicitrakathāmamātyād autsukyavānadhigamāya śaśāṅkavatyāḥ |
rājātmajaḥ svasacivaiḥ samamujjayinyāṃ buddhiṃ babandha gamanāya mṛgāṅkadattaḥ || 185 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.185 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 (12.2.185). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eta, Esha, Nisham, Nisha, Vicitrakatha, Amama, Yat, Autsukyavat, Adhigama, Shashankavati, Raja, Sva, Svan, Saciva, Samam, Sama, Ujjayini, Buddhi, Gamana, Mrigankadatta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.185). 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: “etāṃ niśamya sa vicitrakathāmamātyād autsukyavānadhigamāya śaśāṅkavatyāḥ
  • etām -
  • etā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • niśam -
  • niśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    niśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ya -
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vicitrakathā -
  • vicitrakatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amamāt -
  • amama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    amama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yād -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • autsukyavān -
  • autsukyavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • adhigamāya -
  • adhigama (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śaśāṅkavatyāḥ -
  • śaśāṅkavatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “rājātmajaḥ svasacivaiḥ samamujjayinyāṃ buddhiṃ babandha gamanāya mṛgāṅkadattaḥ
  • rājāt -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jaḥ -
  • ja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sva -
  • sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sacivaiḥ -
  • saciva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samam -
  • samam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ujjayinyām -
  • ujjayinī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • buddhim -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • babandha -
  • bandh (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    bandh (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    bandh (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • gamanāya -
  • gamana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gamana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • mṛgāṅkadattaḥ -
  • mṛgāṅkadatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.2.185

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 12.2.185 in Bengali sript:
এতাং নিশম্য স বিচিত্রকথামমাত্যাদ্ ঔত্সুক্যবানধিগমায শশাঙ্কবত্যাঃ ।
রাজাত্মজঃ স্বসচিবৈঃ সমমুজ্জযিন্যাং বুদ্ধিং ববন্ধ গমনায মৃগাঙ্কদত্তঃ ॥ ১৮৫ ॥

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