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 12.4.171

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प्राप्तं चात्र तमालिङ्ग्य त्रस्तेव कमलाकरम् ।
कूटहंसावली साशु तदारूढेभपृष्ठगा ॥ १७१ ॥

prāptaṃ cātra tamāliṅgya trasteva kamalākaram |
kūṭahaṃsāvalī sāśu tadārūḍhebhapṛṣṭhagā || 171 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.171 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 (12.4.171). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Prapta, Tama, Trasta, Iva, Kamalakara, Kuta, Hamsavali, Ashu, Tada, Arudha, Arudhi, Ibha, Prishthaga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.171). 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: “prāptaṃ cātra tamāliṅgya trasteva kamalākaram ”
prāptam -
prāpta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

prāpta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

prāptā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
cāt -
ca (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [ablative single]
ra -
ra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
tamā -
tama (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tama (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tamā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
aliṅgya -
traste -
trasta (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

trasta (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

trastā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√tras -> trasta (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [locative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb], [locative single from √tras class 4 verb]

√tras -> trasta (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tras class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tras class 1 verb], [locative single from √tras class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √tras class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tras class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tras class 4 verb], [locative single from √tras class 4 verb]

√tras -> trastā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √tras class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √tras class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √tras class 1 verb], [nominative single from √tras class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √tras class 4 verb], [vocative single from √tras class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √tras class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √tras class 4 verb]
iva -
iva (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

iva (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
kamalākaram -
kamalākara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
Line 2: “kūṭahaṃsāvalī sāśu tadārūḍhebhapṛṣṭhagā ”
kūṭa -
kūṭa (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kūṭa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
haṃsāvalī -
haṃsāvalī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]
sā -
sā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

sa (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

sa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

sā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
āśu -
āśu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

āśu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

āśu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

āśu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

āśu (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
tadā -
tadā (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tadā (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tadā (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tada (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tada (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
ārūḍhe -
ārūḍha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]

ārūḍha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

ārūḍhā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ārūḍhi (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
ibha -
ibha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
pṛṣṭhagā -
pṛṣṭhagā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.171

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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Kathasaritsagara of Somadeva Bhatta (Sanskrit Text Only)
by Vasudeva Laksmana Sastri (2013)

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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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Katha Sarit Sagara (Tamil)
by S. V. Ganapati (எஸ். வி. கணபதி) (2014)

[கதா சரித் சாகரம்] Published by Alliance Publications.

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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 12.4.171 in Bengali sript:
প্রাপ্তং চাত্র তমালিঙ্গ্য ত্রস্তেব কমলাকরম্ ।
কূটহংসাবলী সাশু তদারূঢেভপৃষ্ঠগা ॥ ১৭১ ॥

Last Updated: 29 April, 2019