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 12.3.124

शशाङ्कवत्यास् तत्सिंह्या इव श्रुत्वा प्रधावितः ।
नागशापेन वातेन भ्रष्टमन्त्रिभुजः कृतः ॥ १२४ ॥

śaśāṅkavatyās tatsiṃhyā iva śrutvā pradhāvitaḥ |
nāgaśāpena vātena bhraṣṭamantribhujaḥ kṛtaḥ || 124 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.3.124 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 (12.3.124). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shashankavati, Tat, Tad, Simhi, Iva, Pradhavita, Naga, Shapa, Vata, Bhrashta, Antri, Bhuj, Bhuja, Krit, Krita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.3.124). 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: “śaśāṅkavatyās tatsiṃhyā iva śrutvā pradhāvitaḥ
  • śaśāṅkavatyās -
  • śaśāṅkavatī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • siṃhyā* -
  • siṃhī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • pradhāvitaḥ -
  • pradhāvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nāgaśāpena vātena bhraṣṭamantribhujaḥ kṛtaḥ
  • nāga -
  • nāga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śāpena -
  • śāpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vātena -
  • vāta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vāta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    -> vāta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> vāta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
  • bhraṣṭam -
  • bhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhraṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhraṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • antri -
  • antrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • bhujaḥ -
  • bhuj (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhuj (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhuja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kṛtaḥ -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.3.124

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 12.3.124 in Bengali sript:
শশাঙ্কবত্যাস্ তত্সিংহ্যা ইব শ্রুত্বা প্রধাবিতঃ ।
নাগশাপেন বাতেন ভ্রষ্টমন্ত্রিভুজঃ কৃতঃ ॥ ১২৪ ॥

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