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 12.4.299

दृष्ट्वा मृगाङ्कदत्तादीन् हसतो ऽन्योन्यदर्शिनः ।
मायाबटुस् तान् निर्बन्धात् किम् एतद् इति पृष्टवान् ॥ २९९ ॥

dṛṣṭvā mṛgāṅkadattādīn hasato 'nyonyadarśinaḥ |
māyābaṭus tān nirbandhāt kim etad iti pṛṣṭavān || 299 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.299 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 (12.4.299). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Mrigankadatta, Hasat, Anyonya, Darshin, Darshi, Mayabatu, Tat, Nirbandha, Kim, Etad, Iti, Prishtavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.299). 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: “dṛṣṭvā mṛgāṅkadattādīn hasato 'nyonyadarśinaḥ
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • mṛgāṅkadattād -
  • mṛgāṅkadatta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • hasato' -
  • hasat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    hasat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    has -> hasat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √has class 1 verb], [ablative single from √has class 1 verb], [genitive single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hasat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √has class 1 verb], [genitive single from √has class 1 verb]
    has (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • anyonya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśinaḥ -
  • darśin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    darśin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    darśī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “māyābaṭus tān nirbandhāt kim etad iti pṛṣṭavān
  • māyābaṭus -
  • māyābaṭu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tān -
  • tāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • nirbandhāt -
  • nirbandha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • kim -
  • kim (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kim (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pṛṣṭavān -
  • pṛṣ -> pṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pṛṣ class 1 verb]
    praś -> pṛṣṭavat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √praś class 6 verb]
    pṛṣṭavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.4.299

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 12.4.299 in Bengali sript:
দৃষ্ট্বা মৃগাঙ্কদত্তাদীন্ হসতো ঽন্যোন্যদর্শিনঃ ।
মাযাবটুস্ তান্ নির্বন্ধাত্ কিম্ এতদ্ ইতি পৃষ্টবান্ ॥ ২৯৯ ॥

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