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 12.4.239

तच् छ्रुत्वा सो ऽवदद्बन्दी मन्त्रभेदभयाहता ।
एषैवाशोककर्यत्र महाराज ममोत्तरम् ॥ २३९ ॥

tac chrutvā so 'vadadbandī mantrabhedabhayāhatā |
eṣaivāśokakaryatra mahārāja mamottaram || 239 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.239 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 (12.4.239). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sah, Avadat, Bandi, Bandin, Mantrabheda, Bha, Bhaya, Ahata, Esha, Ashokakari, Atra, Maharaja, Maharajan, Asmad, Mama, Uttaram, Uttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.239). 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: “tac chrutvā so 'vadadbandī mantrabhedabhayāhatā
  • tac -
  • Cannot analyse chrutvā*so
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avadad -
  • avadat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    avadat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • bandī -
  • bandī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bandi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bandin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mantrabheda -
  • mantrabheda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhayā -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ahatā -
  • ahatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “eṣaivāśokakaryatra mahārāja mamottaram
  • eṣai -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aivā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • aśokakarya -
  • aśokakarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahārāja -
  • mahārāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahārājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mahārājan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mamo -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • uttaram -
  • uttaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.239

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 12.4.239 in Bengali sript:
তচ্ ছ্রুত্বা সো ঽবদদ্বন্দী মন্ত্রভেদভযাহতা ।
এষৈবাশোককর্যত্র মহারাজ মমোত্তরম্ ॥ ২৩৯ ॥

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