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 12.5.39

तद् एकदा वैश्रवणो दृष्ट्वा स्नात्वात्र मानसे ।
जातश्रद्धो ऽम्बुजे तस्मिन् हरस्यारभतार्चनम् ॥ ३९ ॥

tad ekadā vaiśravaṇo dṛṣṭvā snātvātra mānase |
jātaśraddho 'mbuje tasmin harasyārabhatārcanam || 39 ||

The English translation of Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.39 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 (12.5.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tad, Tat, Ekada, Vaishravana, Snatva, Manasa, Jata, Shraddha, Ambuja, Hara, Arcana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.39). 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: “tad ekadā vaiśravaṇo dṛṣṭvā snātvātra mānase
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ekadā -
  • ekadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaiśravaṇo* -
  • vaiśravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dṛṣṭvā -
  • dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
  • snātvāt -
  • snātva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    snātva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mānase -
  • mānasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mānasa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mānasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [present middle second single]
  • Line 2: “jātaśraddho 'mbuje tasmin harasyārabhatārcanam
  • jāta -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √jan class 1 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 2 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 3 verb], [vocative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • śraddho' -
  • śraddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ambuje -
  • ambuja (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ambuja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ambujā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • harasyā -
  • hara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    hara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • arabhatā -
  • rabh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third single]
  • arcanam -
  • arcana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arcana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arcanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Kathasaritsagara Verse 12.5.39

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 12.5.39 in Bengali sript:
তদ্ একদা বৈশ্রবণো দৃষ্ট্বা স্নাত্বাত্র মানসে ।
জাতশ্রদ্ধো ঽম্বুজে তস্মিন্ হরস্যারভতার্চনম্ ॥ ৩৯ ॥

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